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Tin;  MOTHER'S 

HYMN    BOOK: 

C  OiriLKD 

FROM    VARIOUS    AUTHORS 

AND 

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MATERNAL     ASSOCIATIONS, 

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DISCUSSION  AT  MATERNAL  MEETINGS. 

BY    THOMAS    HASTINGS. 

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TO 

ALL  CHRISTIAN  MOTHERS, 

AND    ESPECIALLY 
TO    THE     NUMEROUS    AND    INTERESTING 

Maternal  A»*ociation* 

OF   THE 

UNITED    STATES, 

THIS    LITTLE   VOLUME 

IS    MOST     RESPECTFULLY    DEDICATED, 

With  the  hope 
That  it  may  contribute 

TO    THE 

Spiritual  edification  of  Parenta  and  Children 
of  the  Present  Generation. 

THE  COMPILER- 


PREFACE. 

The  wide  circulation  which   the   Mother's 
Hymn  Book  has  gained  both  in   this  country 
and  in  England,  has  induced  the  author  to  give 
it  the  advantages  of  a  revision  and  enlargement. 
The  work,   though  originally  undertaken  for 
the  purpose  of  meeting  the  wants  of  Maternal 
Associations,  has  been  adapted  also  to  the  use 
>  of  private  individuals  and  family  circles.     The 
j  character  of  the  publication  is  peculiar;  and 
,  we  know  of  no  other  which  can  well   supply 
its  place.     Many  of  the  hymns  were  written  by 
!  different  hands  expressly  for  the  work  ;  and  in 
the    present    edition  the   number  of  original 
,  hymns  has  been  much  increased.     The  work 
•  is  also  now  supplied  with  an  appendix,  embra- 
'  cing   a  constitution  for  maternal  associations, 
with  hints  upon  the  manner  of  establishing  and 
conducting  them.     Much  labor  has  been   be- 
stowed upon  this  undertaking  ;  and  that  it  may 
prove  increasingly  useful,  is  the  devoutest  wish 
of  the  author  and  publisher. 


OF    FIRST    LINKS. 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light;     . 

Alas,  how  chane'd  that  lovely  flower, 

Almighty  Cod,  I'm  very  ill,     . 

Almighty  Cod,  thy  piercing  eye, . 

Almighty  Cod.  while  earth  and  heav'n,  , 

And  now  While  daylight  closes,  . 

At  length  the  opening  spring  has  come, 

Btofore  thy  footstool  kneeling, 

Behold  the  covenant  of  grace, 

Behold  what  condescending  love, 
Attend  thee,  little  one, 
the  souls  that  hear  and  know, 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  hinds, 

Blest  hour,  when  mortal  man  aspires, 

Children,  listen  to  the  Lord,    . 

Christian,  wouldst  thou  know  the  joy, 
,    Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come, 
(    Come,  Holy  spirit,  heavenly  dove, 

Come,  let  us  join  ourselves  to  God, 

•  Come,  hit  aa  strike  our  harps  afresh, 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  eome,  . 

;    Dear  Lord,  befbfe  thy  throne.     . 

Dear  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul,     . 
■    Dear  Saviour,  attend  to  my  prayer,    . 

1 1        Sarkrar,  if  these  lambs  should  stray, 
i    Dear  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall, 
I    Disdain  not  O  eternal  Kim:,    . 

*  Earth's  shadowy  years  will  soon  be  o'er, 


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INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Encourage  my  heart  with  thy  smile, 

Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee, 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss,    . 

For  a  season  call'd  to  part,  . 

Forbid  them  not,  the  Saviour  cried, 

Forbid  them  not  to  come,  . 

Gentle  stranger,  fearless  come, 

Gently,  Lord,  O  gently  lead  us,  . 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears,    . 

Go.  for  the  Master  calls  thee, 

God  of  mercy,  hear  our  prayer,     . 

God  of  the  nations,  bow  thine  ear, 

Grant  us  wisdom,  gracious  Lord,   . 

Great  God,  now  condescend, 

Great  God,  we  would  to  thee  make  known 

Great  God,  with  heart  and  tongue, 

ilast  thou  lost  a  child  most  precious, 

How  did  the  pious  Abr'am  pray, 

How  fierce  the  lightning  blazes, 

How  frail  are  these  bodies  of  clay, 

How  great  the  mercies  from  above, 

How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord,     . 

How  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 

How  sweet  on  thy  bosom  to  rest, 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  soundi 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours, 

How  tender  is  thy  hand, 

I  love  to  steal  awhile  away, 

In  darkness  and  temptation,    . 

In  the  wide  realms  of  pagan  night, 

In  this  calm,  impressive  hour, 

I  saw  one  hanging  on  a  tree, 

I  thank  the  Lord  who  lives  on  high, 

It  is  the  Lord,  my  soul  be  still,   . 

1  was  a  groveling  creature  once,    . 

Jesus,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 

Jesus,  while  our  hearts  are  bleedir 

Kindly  the  Lord  appear'd,  . 

Know,  my  soul,  thy  full  salvation, 

Let  us  sound  the  infant  chorus,  . 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


IX 


Life  is  ft  span,  a  <Uffl«g  hour, 

Lone  «9  be  lives,  be  shall  be  thine, 

Look  hack,  my  soul,  what  hast  thou  done, 

Lord,  assist  us  by  thy  grace, 

Lord,  dismiss  III  with  thy  blessing, 

Lord,  1  confoas  before  thy  ; 

Lord,  I  would  oome  to  th<  • 

Lord  of  the  sabbath,  thee  we  praise. 

Lord  teach  ■  little  child  to  pray, 

Lord,  we  bow  with  deaf  contrition 

Mother  bids  thee,  lovely  stranger, 

My  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord, 

M  il  thy  love, 

I,  the  coT'nant  of  thy  love, 
;.  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
My  God,  thy  service  irell  demands, 

My  hcav'nly  Father,  I  confess, 
My  tool,  been  thy  euard,    . 
Now  condescend,  Almighty  King, 
Now  from  labor  and  lrom  cere, 
Now,  O  Lord,  to  thee  submitting, 

i  closer  walk  with  God, 
O  God  oi  Abr'am,  hear, . 

re  ye  not  the  Holy  One,    . 

is,  delight  of  my  soul,  . 
O  lend  me  trie  wings  ot'  a  dore,  . 
O  Lord,  behold  us  at  thy  fi 
O  Lord,  encouraged  by  thy  trrace, 
O  Lord,  I  would  delight  in  I 
O  Lord,  my  best  desires  fulfill,    . 
O  Lord  of  sovereign  trrace,     . 

mily  we  dwell  in  him, 
On  thee,  each  morning,  O  my  God, 
O  Strange  infirmity  to  think, 
O  that  I  could  tor  ever  dwell, 
O  thoa  that  art  the  widow's  God, 
O  thou  whose  tender  mercy  hears, 
(Jut  of  the  mouth  of  infancy, 
O  what  is  earthly  pleasure,     . 
O  ye  mourners,  cease  !o  languish, 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Prayer  and  praise  together  given,  . 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,     . 

Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me,     . 

Say,  while  you  press  with  glowing  love, 

See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stands, 

Serene  I  laid  me  down, 

Shepherd  of  the  little  flock,    . 

Smile,  O  Lord,  with  heavenly  favor, 

So  fades  the  lovely  blooming  flower, 

Soft  and  holy  is  the  place,   . 

Softly  now  the  light  of  day,    . 

Sweet  fruits  afflictions  bring, 

Sweet  is  the  last,  the  parting  ray,  . 

Swift  as  the  winged  arrow  flies, . 

The  Author  of  salvation, 

The  covenant  of  grace  divine,     . 

The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge, 

The  hour  of  deep  solicitude, 

The  natal  day  has  come,  . 

The  pity  of  the  Lord,  . 

There  is  an  hour  of  hallowed  peace, 

There  is  a  path  that  leads  to  God, 

The  relics  of  departed  worth, 

The  rosy  light  is  dawning,  . 

The  Saviour  bids  us  watch  and  pray, 

The  Saviour  kindly  calls,     . 

The  song  of  gratitude  I'll  raise, 

The  widow  and  the  fatherless,    . 

Though  we  are  simple,  weak,  and  youn 

Thou  God  of  sovereign  grace,     . 

Thou  lovely  source  of  true  delight, 

Thou,  O  Lord,  didst  hear  my  cry, 

Thy  life  I  read,  my  dearest  Lord,  . 

Thy  name,  Almighty  Lord, 

To  Jesus,  the  crown  of  my  hope,  . 

To  thee,  my  God,  my  heart  shall  bring, 

To  thee,  when  call'd  awhile  to  part, 

Wait,  my  soul,  upon  the  Lord,    . 

Wake,  mothers  of  Israel !  O  hasten  to  plead, 

Weep  not  for  the  saint  that  ascends,  . 


UfDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


We  lift  our  heart!  to  Ibee,     . 
What  rude  conflict  lien  before  me, 
What  b  so  blissful, 

When  discipline^  with  piercing  eye,    . 

When  discipline,  With  temper  mild, 

When  the  heart  il  tad  within. 

When  the  vale  of  death  appears,    . 
When  tun  or  three,  with  sweet  accord, 
Wheivver  two  or  three  may  meet, 
While  here  I  sit 

Why  lament  the  Christian  dyintr,  . 

Why  to-day  cast  down  in  sorrow, 
Why  Weep  tor  those,  trail  child  of  WO, 
Why,  when  storms  around  you  pather, 
Within  these  quiet  walls,  O  Lord, 
Ye  children  ot   a  1'avored  hand,   . 
Ye  heart*  With  youthful  Vigor  warm,     . 
Yes,  there  is  one  above  who  knows,  . 


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CONTENTS. 


The  hymns  of  this  volume  are  arranged  tnder  the 
following  general  heads  : 

Page. 

1.  Family  Devotion,        ......    13 

2.  Seasons  of  Peril, 27 

3.  Recovery  from  Sickness, 35 

4.  Births, 40 

5.  Dedication  of  Children, 43 

6.  Instruction, 51 

7.  Maternal  Meetings, 60 

8.  Early  Piety 80 

9.  Sickness, 86 

10.  Death, 90 

11.  Hymns  of  Consolation,  .        .        .        .98 

12.  Miscellaneous; 108 

13.  Doxologies,         .        .  .  151 
Appendix,    .       .                              .       .             155 


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MOTHER'S  HYMN  BOOK, 


FAMILY  DEVOTION. 

JSurrmhurfh,  "  Rock  of  Ages."  7  B, 

Morning. 

1  In  this  calm,  impressive  hour, 

Let  my  prayer  ascend  on  high ; 
God  of  mercy,  God  of  power, 

Hear  me,  when  to  thee  I  cry  : 
Hear  me  from  thy  lofty  throne, 
For  the  sake  of  Christ,  thy  Son. 

2  With  tliis  morning's  early  ray, 

While  the  shades  of  night  depart, 
Let  thy  beams  of  lite  convey 

Joy  and  gladness  to  my  heart  : 
Now  o'er  all  my  steps  preside, 
And  for  all  my  wants  provide. 

3  Oh  !  what  joy  that  word  affords — 

"Thou  shalt  reign  o'er  all  the  earth. " 
King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords, 

Send  thy  fBSpe]  heralds  forth  ' 
Now  begin  thy  boundless  sway, 
Usher  in  the  glorious  day.  S.  Songs. 

2 


14  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

f&  yurcmhiLrgh,"  Rock  of  Ages.)%  Y's. 

Evening. 

1  Now  from  labor  and  from  care 

Evening  sliades  have  set  me  free ; 
In  the  work  of  praise  and  prayer, 

Lord,  I  would  converse  with  thee  \ 
Oh  !  behold  me  from  above, 
Fill  me  with  a  Saviour's  love. 

2  Sin  and  sorrow,  guilt  and  wo, 

Wither  all  my  earthly  joys  ; 
Nought  can  charm  me  here  below 

But  my  Saviour's  melting  voice  ; 
Lord,  forgive,  thy  grace  restore, 
Make  me  thine  for  evermore. 

3  For  the  blessings  of  this  day. 

For  the  mercies  of  this  hour, 
For  the  gospel's  cheering  ray, 

For  the  Spirit's  quick' ning  power, 
Grateful  notes  to  thee  I  raise  ; 
Oh!  accept  my  song  of  praise,     s.  Songs. 

3  Watchman,  St.  Thomas,  Shirland.       S.  M. 

?Ioi  niiiij. 

ASKING    FOR    SPIRITUAL    LIGHT. 

1  We  lift  our  he  aits  to  thee, 

Thou  Day-star  from  on  high ! 
The  sun  itself  is  but  thy  shade, 
Yet  cheers  both  earth  and  sky. 


KVMII.Y     m.YHTlON.  15 

2  0  let  thy  linng  beams 

I  rispel  tin'  shades  of  night ; 

And  lei  the  glories  <>t"  thy  1<>v»* 

('nine  like  the  morning  li-lit. 

3  I  r<>w  beauteous  nature  now  ! 

1 [ow  dark  and  sad  before  ! — 
"With  joy  we  new  the  pleating  change, 
Ami  nature's  <*<;1  a. lore 

4  May  we  this  life  improve, 

T>>  mourn  for  errors  pad  : 
And  live  this  short  revolving  day, 

\  i  it'  it  were  our  last  Mcth.  coil. 

4  FlcycVs  Hymn,  German  Ah .  i  S. 

livening. 

1   Softly  now  the  tight  of  day 
les  upon  my  Bight  away  ; 
Free  from  care,  from  labor  tV 

Lord,  I  would  commune  with  thee. 

•J  Soon  for  me  the  light  of  day 

Shall  forever  pass  away  : 

Then,  from  Bin  and  sorrow  free, 

Take  me,  Lord,  to  dwell  with  thee. 

EpLs.  Coll. 

<•>  ricycVs  Hymn,  German  Air.  7  S. 

morning. 
1  Thou,  O  Lord,  didst  hear  my  ciy, 
Thy  protecting  hand  was  nigh ; 


16  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

Peaceful  slumbers  thou  didst  shed 
On  my  weary,  drooping  head. 

2  Gently,  with  the  dawning  ray, 
On  my  soul  thy  beams  display ; 
Sweeter  than  the  smiling  morn 
Let  thy  cheering  light  return.         Anon. 

Q  Watchman,  Shirland.  S.   M. 

1VI  orning. 

1  Serene  I  laid  me  doAvn 

Beneath  his  guardian  care  : 
I  slept — and  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near. 

2  Thus  does  thine  arm  support 

This  weak,  defenceless  frame  ; 
But  whence  these  favors,  Lord,  to  me, 
All  worthless  as  I  am  ? 

3  Oh  !  how  shall  I  repay 

The  bounties  of  my  God  ? 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 

The  pleasing,  painful  load. 

4  My  life  I  would  anew 

Devote,  O  Lord,  to  thee  ; 
And  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity.  Dwight. 


r  \  "li  Ll    l»r.\  OTION.  I  < 

4  '•'/.  (    .    M. 

I!  v«ni:iu. 

TH\nk-     \M)    COJIPKSSIOlf. 

1  llnw  great  the  mercies  from  above, 

Thai  compass  me  around  ; 
But  oh  !  hew  Few  returns  of  love 
I  [atfa  my  ( Creator  found. 

2  Wii.it  haw  I  done  for  him  who  died 

T«>  save  my  wretched  soul ! 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 

Fast  as  the  minutes  roll ! 

Lonl,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine 

T«»  thy  dear  cross  T  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 

To  l»t>  renew'd  by  thee. 

Sprinkled  afresh  by  pard'ning  blood, 

I  lay  mo  down  to  rest  : 
As  in  tlf  embraces  of  my  God, 

Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast.  Anon. 

i  §  " From  Greenland? s  Icy  Mountains"  7*S,  6's. 

■  veiling. 

SONG    OF    KKDKKMI.NG    MERCY. 

And  now.  while  daylight  closes, 
To  bring  the  hour  of  rest, 

My  spirit  soft  reposes 

On  the  Redeemer's  breast : 
o* 


IS  FAMILY    DEVOTIO.N. 

While  on  his  aid  relying. 

I  shall  pot  yield  to  fear : 
Living,  or  dead,  or  dying, 

A.  Saviour  still  is  near. 

2  He  saw  my  soul  in  danger; 

Ere  yet  I  knew  his  grace  : 
And  bade  me.  once  a  stranger. 

Behold  his  smiling  face  : 
My  heart  for  sin  was  mourning, 

I  pray'd  to  he  forgiven  : 
And  soon  to  Jesus  turning. 

I  felt  the  joys  of  heaven. 

3  He  took  away  my  sadness. 

And  tilled  my  soul  with  hope  : 
Oh !  then,  with  songs  off  gladness. 

My  heart  was  lifted  up  : — 
Since  then.  I  love  and  fear  him, 

His  Messing  I  implore  : 
And  daily  I  draw  near  him. 

And  feel  his  saying  power. 

9        -£-"  -■" .■'v:"~.  r  C.  M. 

?Iorning   or   Eyeiiinjj. 

1  0>"  thee,  each  morning.  O  my  God, 
My  waking  thoughts  attend  : 
In  thee  are  founded  all  my  hopes. 
In  thee  mv  wishes  end. 


FXMII.Y     Dl   NOTION. 

2  My  sonl,  in  pleasing  wonder  Inst, 

Thy  boundless  lore  Buiveys; 

And  lir'd  with  JTSteiUJ  zeal,  prepares 

A  sacrifice;  o<  praise. 

3  When  evening  slumbers  press  my  eyes, 

With  his  protection  hle-st. 
In  pence  and  Safety  1  commit 

M  3  wearied  limbs  to  rest. 

I    My  Spirit,  in  his  hand,  serene. 

Fears  no  approaching  ill : 

For,  whether  waking  or  asleep, 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  me  still.       Anon. 

lO   Uibridgt,  Dukc-Strcct,  Sccisotis,  Gratitude.   L.  M. 
F  veiling   ;iml    'lorniii-. 

1  My  (rod,  how  endless  is  thy  love  ! 

Thy  gifts  aire  every  evening  new: 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 

Gently  distil  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtain  of  the  night. 

Great  guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours  ; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command, 

To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days : 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

WaMi. 


!£0  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

11       "  From  Greenland's  Icy  Mountains"   *  S,  6*S. 
Romain. 

A  Bright  Sabbath  Morning. 

1  The  rosy  light  is  dawning 

Upon  the  mountain's  brow ; 
It  is  the  Sabbath  morning — 

Arise  and  pay  thy  vow. 
Lift  up  thy  voice  to  heaven 

In  sacred  praise  and  prayer, 
While  unto  thee  is  given 

The  light  of  life  to  share. 

2  The  landscape  lately  shrouded 

By  evening's  paler  ray, 
Smiles  beauteous  and  unclouded 

Before  the  eye  of  day : 
So  let  our  souls,  benighted 

Too  long  in  folly's  shade, 
By  thy  kind  smiles  be  lighted 

To  joys  that  never  fade. 

3  Oh,  see  those  waters,  streaming 

In  crystal  purity ; 
While  earth  with  verdure  teeming, 

Gives  rapture  to  the  eye  ! 
Let  rivers  of  salvation 

In  larger  currents  flow, 
'Till  ev'ry  tribe  and  nation 

Their  healing  virtues  know. 


I    VMII.V      IH.VOTIn.V.  21 

1  ^J  /.'/r//'/.  C.    M. 

Mnbbnlh     'Joining. 

1  Ac  w\  the  Lord  of  Dfe  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindling  ray, 
DiapelB  the  darkness  of  the  night, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  Oh  !   what  ii  night  was  that  which  whim, 

\  Miit'ul  world  in  uloom  ! 
0k|   what  a  Sun,  that  broke,  this  day. 

Triumphant  from  the  tomb ! 

3  This  day  bo  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  rang ; 

Lot  gladness  dwell  in  ev'ry  heart, 
And  praise  on  ev'ry  tongue. 

1    Ton  thousand  thousand  lip-  shall  join 
To  hail  this  welcome  morn, 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn.  Barbauld 

1  3  Gratiludr,  Rotkwcll,  Luton.  L.   M. 

Sabbath  Evening  Praise. 

1  Lord  of  the  Sabbath,  thee  we  praise 
For  all  these  holy,  happy  days, 
To  dying  man  in  mercy  gnr'n, 

As  foretastes  of  the  bliss  of  heav'n. 


22  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

2  We  thank  thee  for  the  morning  light, 
Follow' d  by  hours  divinely  bright ; 
We  thank  thee  for  the  evening  shade, 
For  solemn  meditation  made. 

3  We  thank  thee  for  that  blest  abode, 
The  temple  of  the  living  God ! 

We  thank  thee  for  the  precious  word 
And  ordinances  of  the  Lord. 

4  But  oh  !  what  praise  to  thee  is  due, 
That  we  are  taught  by  faith  to  view 
A  Saviour,  u  crucified  and  slain," 
Waking  from  death,  on  high  to  reign. 

5  O  Saviour  God,  to  whom  are  giv'n 

The  realms  of  earth,  the  hosts  of  heav'n, 
Before  thy  glorious  throne  we  fall, 
And  worship  thee  as  Lord  of  all. 

1  4r      Pastoral  Hymn,  Wesley  Chapel.  L.  M.  6  lines. 

For    those   who   regard    Saturday   Eve- 
ning as    Holy  Time. 

I  Sweet  is  the  last,  the  parting  ray, 
That  ushers  placid  evening  in  ; 
When  with  the  still,  expiring  day, 

The  Sabbath's  peaceful  hours  begin : 
How  grateful  to  the  anxious  breast, 
The  sacred  hours  of  holy  rest ! 


h 


JAMII.V     IU.VoTIoN.  ff 

2  blush' d  is  the  .tumult  of  the  day. 

And  worldly  cures  and  labors  cease ; 
While  soft  the  vesper  breezes  play, 

To  hymn  the  glad  return  of  peace  : 
Delightful  season;  kindly  giv'n 
To  turn  the  wand*ring  thoughts  to  beaVn. 

3  <  M'f  as  this  peaceful  1mm-  shall  come. 

Lord,  raise  my  thoughts  from  earthly 
things  : 
And  hear  them  to  my  heav'nly  home 

<  )n  faith  and  hope's  celestial  wiugs ; 

'Fill  tiie  |;i-t  gleam  of  life  <!< 

In  one  eternal  Sabbath  day. 

1  O  -'"i.  Retirement,  Barby.  C.   M. 

Svcvil   I><  votion. 

1    Far  from  the  world,  0  Lord,  I  tier. 
Prom  Strife  and  tumult  tar ; 

From  scenes  where  Satan  wages  still 
His  most  successful  war. 

The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  -hade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree  ; 

And  seem,  by  thy  sweet  bounty,  made 
For  those  who  follow  the,'. 

There,  if  thy  Bpirit  touch  the  soul, 
And  grace  her  mean  abode, 

Oh!  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  God 


24  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

4  Then,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 

5  Author  and  guardian  of  my  life, 

Sweet  source  of  light  divine  ; 
And — all  harmonious  names  in  one — 
Blest  Saviour,  thou  art  mine. 

6  What  thanks  I  owe  thee,  and  what  love  ; 

And  praise,  ».  boundless  store, 
Shall  echo  through  thy  realms  above, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more.    Cowper, 

\  (9  Brown,  Chester,  Dunchurch.  C.  M. 

Secret  Prayer  at  Twilight* 

1  I  love  to  steal  awhile  away 

From  eveiy  cumb'ring  care  ; 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2  I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 

The  penitential  tear ; 
And  all  his  promises  to  plead, 
Where  none  but  God  is  near. 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 

And  future  good  implore  ; 
And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  him  whom  I  adore. 


i  \ - 1 1 1  v   !»i  \  o  rioir.  25 

4  I  bve  by  Ruth  to  take  i  view 
( )t*  brighter  scenes  in  hesVn  ; 
The  prospect  doth  my  strength  roncw, 
While  here  by  tempests  ariv'n. 

.')  Thus  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 
I  i\-  its  departing  ray 
Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 

Ami  lead  U)  endless  day.  Mrs.  Brown. 

]   7  /'<  <  ,'..•;■/,  Ortnnvill,.  PtUrhnrough,  Barhj.  Q.  If. 
(hi  Mini's     i:>  riling     Hymn. 

I  Now  condescend,  Almighty  King, 
T<>  bless  this  little  throng ; 

Ami  kindly  listen  while  we  sing 
Our  pleasant  evening  boi 

I  Brothers  and  sisters,  hand  in  hand, 
( )ur  tips  together  move  ; 

O  smile  upon  this  little  hand, 

Unite  our  hearts  in  love. 
3  We  come  to  own  the  power  divine, 

That  watches  o'er  our  days; 

For  this  our  feeble  voices  join, 
To  God  we  ghre  the  praise. 

May  we  in  safety  sleep  to-night, 
From  every-  danger  free  ; 

For,  Lord,  the  darkness  and  the  light 
Are  both  alike  to  thee. 
3 


26  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

5  And  when  the  rising  sun  displays 
His  cheerful  beams  abroad ; 
Then  shall  our  grateful  morning  lays 
Declare  the  love  of  God.  Anon. 

1  8  Dismission.        8?S,  7's.  Single. 

Children's  Evcuin;'   Song* 

1  Let  us  sound  the  infant  chorus 

To  our  Father  in  the  skies, 
Who  so  kindly  watches  o'er  us, 
And  our  every  want  supplies. 

2  By  his  care  we  nightly  slumber, 

Waking  with  the  morning  ray ; 
While  his  mercies,  without  number, 
Still  descend  from  day  to  day. 

3  All  our  infant,  smiling  pleasures, 

All  our  raiment  and  our  food  ; 
All  our  precious  little  treasures, 
Teach  us  that  the  Lord  is  good. 

4  Thpnks  to  God,  who  still  supplies  us 

With  kind  friends  and  parents  dear ; 
Thanks  to  God,  who  ne'er  denies  us 
Aught  we  need  for  comfort  here. 

5  To  our  Father  high  in  heaven, 

To  the  well-beloved  Son, 
To  the  Spirit,  praise  be  given — 
Glory  to  our  God  alone. 


SEASONS    OF    PERIL.  27 


SEASONS  OF  PERIL. 


10  Loir  Divine,  Aberdeen.      8*8,  7  8.  .DwtbU. 

Trials  in    Prospect. 

1  Why  to-day  cast  down  in  sorrow, 

Burdened  with  prospective  grief, 
Legl  the  trials  of  to-morrow 

Should  not  find  a  full  relief? 
Chide  each  dark  anticipation; 

Present  ills  may  now  suffice  J 

These  beheld  with  resignation, 

Prove  but  mercies  in  disguise. 

2  Joys  and  sorrows,  ever  fleeting, 

Like  the  visions  of  a  day, 
Oft  their  visits  are  repeating 

As  the  sears  of  life  decay  : 
Fix  thy  hopes  on  things  eternal, 

Far  above  terrestrial  c;ire. 
Scenes  of  bliss  for  ever  vernal 

Soon  will  greet  thy  entrance  there. 


28  SEASONS    OF    PERIL. 


20  Balerma,  Dunchurch,  Dundee.  C.  M. 

Submission     under    Painful    Anticipa- 
tions* 

1  The  hour  of  deep  solicitude, 

0  Lord,  is  drawing  nigh, 
When  sorrows,  like  a  raging  flood, 
Shall  lift  their  waves  on  high. 

2  Oh  !  then  to  feel  thy  powerful  aid, 

To  rest  upon  thine  arm, 
To  have  my  strength  on  Jesus  staid, 
"Mid  danger  and  alarm  ! 

3  When  sudden  anguish  weighs  me  down, 

And  I  draw  near  to  death. 
Let  me  not  feel  a  Saviour's  frown 
In  every  lab'ring  breath ; 

4  But  Jet  me  hear  that  gentle  voice 

Which  bids  the  waves  "be  still;" 
Which  makes  the  trembling  heart  rejoice, 
Anchor'd  within  the  veil. 

5  Myself  to  thee  I  now  resign ; 

Lord,  let  thy  will  be  done ; 
Body  and  spirit  still  are  thine, 
And  thou  art  God  alone. 


QUI    OF    PI  .km..  H 

*}  1  C>>nti(ir!iri\  Hirminjfham,  Ludlow.  8  S. 

ICc«i<;iifition. 

l  Encoi  ragi  my  heart  with  thy  Bmile, 
M  \  ever  unchangeable  Friend  ; 
Each  poaaop  of  darkness  beguile, 

An. I  let  me  fxult  in  the  end. 

•j  "['is  better  to  suffer  and  die 

Beneath  thy  compassionate  rod. 
Than  feel  my  enjoyments  run  high, 
Hut  never  have  khee  for  my  God. 

S  T  would  not  contend  with  thy  will, 
Whatever  that  will  may  decree  ; 
Hut  oh,  may  each  trial  T  tool 

Unite  me  more  firmly  to  thoo. 

t£^2  ('"  \  i  'icr,  Birmingham,  Ludlow.  8's. 

A    Promise. 

1  How  sweet  on  thy  bosom  to  rest, 

When  nature's  affliction  is  near; 
The  soul  that  can  trust  thee  is  blest. 
Thy  smiles  bring  defiVrance  from  fear. 

2  The  Lord  has  in  kindness  declar'd. 

That  those  who  will  trust  in  his  name, 
Shall  in  the  sharp  conflict  be  spar'd, 
His  mercy  and  love  to  proclaim. 
3* 


30  SEASONS    OF    PERIL. 

3  This  promise  shall  be  to  my  soul 

A  messenger  sent  from  the  skies; 
An  anchor  when  billows  shall  roll, 
A  refuge  when  tempests  arise. 

4  O  Saviour,  the  promise  fulfill, 

Its  comfort  impart  to  my  mind ; 
Then  calmly  I'll  bow  to  thy  will — 
To  the  cup  of  affliction  resigned. 

Searle. 

£J3  Gratitude,  Luton,  Repose.  L,  M. 

The  Ijord  Notices  all  our  Sorrows, 

1  Yes,  there  is  One  above  who  knows 

The  griefs  which  in  the  bosom  lie  ; 
Interprets  every  tear  that  flows, 
And  reads  the  language  of  a  sigh. 

2  Think  not  the  Lord  from  sorrow's  'plaint 

Will  e'er  avert  a  list'ning  ear ; 
Think  not  that  he,  the  spirit  faint, 
With  his  rich  grace  will  cease  to  cheer. 

3  Rest  then  the  burden  of  your  grief 

On  that  kind  arm  which  never  fails ; 
Trust  in  that  promise  of  relief 

Which  to  the  sorrowing  saint  avails. 

Searle* 


' 


lOlfl    OF    PEEIL.  39 

^J I  L.CM 

€  oiisolatioti   Drawn  from    Punt  Hlfffrcie*. 

1  (  I  BTB  Hf€  »:  infirmity,  to  think 

That  he  will  bare  my  bou!  to  Bink 

In  darkness  and  dial  I 

Who  has  appear'd  in  i i  1 1 1 » - s  of  old, 
Who  <:i\M  me  while  the  billows  roll'd. 
And  cheer'd  iin*  with  his  grace. 

2  What  sweeter  pledge  cqpjd  God  lx  - 
Of  help  in  future  Bcenefl  of  wo, 

Than  grace  already  giv'n  ? 
But  unbelief,  that  hateful  thing, 
Oft  makes  me  ugh,  when  I  ghoul  1 

Of  confidence  m  heaven.  Searlc. 

*,£•>  Dismission,  Grcnville.  8  S,  7  S. 

Agnin*t   bloomy   Thoughts. 

I  Why,  when  Btormfl  around  you  gathei, 
Should  your  trembling  spirit  sink  ? 
Look  to  God,  your  Heav'nly  Father. 
And  of  his  sweet  promise  think. 

•2  Fancy  will  be  often  painting 

Scenes  in  dark  and  fearful  shade; 
Yet  why  should  thy  soul  be  fainting, 
Of  prospective  woes  afraid  ? 


32  SEASONS    OF    PERIL- 

3  Cease  that  dark  anticipation  ; 

Still  let  love  and  faith  abound ; 
For  the  day  of  tribulation, 

Strength  sufficient  will  be  found. 

4  God  is  love,  and  will  not  leave  you, 

"When  you  most  his  kindness  need ; 
God  is  true,  nor  can  deceive  you, 
Though  your  faith  be  weak  indeed. 

Searle. 

20  Aberdeen,  Love  Divine.       8's,  7's.  Dovble, 

Anticipated  Peril. 

1  What  rude  conflict  lies  before  me, 

Nearer  still  th'  approaching  hour ; 
May  that  God  who  watches  o'er  me, 

Save  by  his  almighty  power ! 
Will  he  treat  me  as  a  stranger, 

When  I  tell  him  all  my  grief? 
No ;  in  many  a  time  of  danger 

He  has  brought  me  sweet  relief. 

2  In  his  love  and  peace  abiding, 

With  a  fixed,  unwavering  trust, 
In  his  promises  confiding, 

Who  is  merciful  as  just, 
I  will  chide  each  care  and  sorrow 

That  too  oft  my  bosom  fill, 
Nor  be  anxious  for  the  morrow, 

Waiting  for  his  holy  will. 


ONS   01     PI  ML. 

^J  7  (iermnn   Hymn.  \    >. 

Ntrciifcih    Kqunl   to   the    I>ay. 

i » iii'-  3d  :  36. 

1  Wait,  my  s«>ul.  upon  the  Lord, 

To  his  gracious  promise  fleei 
Laj  ing  hold  upon  his  word, 

;hy  day,  thy  strength  BhaD  be." 

2  If  the  sorrows  of  thy  case 

Seem  peculiar  still  to  thee, 

(}><1  has  promis'd  needful  graft 

••  As  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

3  Days  of  trial,  days  of  grief, 

In  succession  thou  may'st  sec  ; 
This  is  still  thy  sweet  relief — 

"  As  thy  day,  thy  stren-th  shall  be." 

4  [lock  of  Aues.  T'm  secure. 

With  thy  promise  lull  and  {vr**  ; 
Faithful,  positive,  and  sure. 

••  A-  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

tj  S  Aylesbury,  Watchman.  S.  M. 

l»rnyer   for   Help. 
1   DEAR  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 
Behold  thy  handmaid  fall; 
Wilt  thou  not  hear  the  secret  groan, 
And  listen  when  I  call  ? 


34  SEASONS    OF    PERIL. 

2  Oppress'd  to  thee  I  fly  ; 

Thy  promised  help  afford : 

No  other  refuge  is  there  nigh 

But  thine,  Almighty  Lord. 

3  Now,  in  my  low  estate, 

Do  thou  remember  me  ; 
One  smile  my  fear  shall  dissipate, 
And  make  the  darkness  flee. 


4  Stretch  out  thy  powerful  arm. 

On  thee  my  soul  shall  rest : 

Speak,  Lord,  and  sweet  will  be  the  calm 

Within  my  anxious  breast.  Searle. 

H9  St.  Thomas,  Dover,  Conflict.  S.  M. 

Christian    Courage. 

1  Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears, 

Hope  and  be  undismay'd  ; 
God  hears  thy  sighs  and  counts  thy  tears, 
He  will  lift  up  thy  head. 

2  Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms. 

The  Lord  will  clear  thy  way : 
Wait  thou  on  him,  and  soon  thy  night 
Shall  end  in  joyous  day.  Anon. 

it O  Dundee,  Chester.  0,  M . 

God  my  Refuge. 

1  Dear  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
On  thpp,  when  sorrows  rise — 


oybki   r*on  sick nkss.        85 

( )n  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 

•J  To  thee  r  toll  each  rising  grief, 
For  thou  alone  canst  heal ; 

Th\   word  can  biking  a  IWeel  relief 
lor  every  pain  I  feel. 

>  Bat  0  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail, 

I  tear  to  call  thee  mine  ; 

The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 

And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Thy  mercy-seat  is  open  still; 
Here  let  my  soul  retreat, 
With  humble  hope,  attend  thy  will, 
And  wait  heneath  thy  feet.  Steele. 


RECOVERY  FROM  SICKNESS. 


3  1  Luther,  St.  Thomas,  Dover.  S.  M. 

1   Kindly  tin'  Lord  appear'd 
In  nature's  trying  hour : 
My  sinking  soul  his  mercy  cheer'd, 
T  felt  his  strengthening  power. 


36  RECOVERY    FROM    SICKNESS. 

2  He  found  me  on  the  bed 

Of  languishing  and  pain ; 
Bade  me  on  him  recline  my  head, 
Nor  seek  his  aid  in  vain. 

3  I  saw  his  mighty  arm 

Stretched  o'er  the  rolling  wave  ; 
He  snatch'd  my  life  from  threat'ningharm 
And  show'd  his  power  to  save. 

4  How  then  can  I  refuse 

The  tributary  strain  ? 

The  Lord  my  wasted  strength  renews, 
And  makes  me  well  again. 

5  O  may  my  future  days 

True  gratitude  display  : 
Nor  only  speak,  but  live  his  praise, 
Through  each  revolving  day.        Searle. 

3 £5  Gratitude,  Duke-street,  Seasons.  L.  M. 

Gratitude  for  Recovery. 

1  Disdain  not,  O  eternal  King, 

To  hear  thy  grateful  handmaid  sing ; 
O  for  a  seraph's  ardent  flame, 
To  celebrate  thy  glorious  name  ! 

2  To  him  who  sav'd  me  from  my  fears, 
And  wip'd  away  my  falling  tears  ; 
Who  in  my  weakness  made  me  strong — 
To  him  I'll  consecrate  my  song. 


RK.covKKv   rmon  in  I  WEBB*         37 

3   Awake,  awake,  !i!id  tone  the  lyre, 
Almighty  tore  the  soul:  rnspir 
( )  let  me  ne'er  attempt  III  vain 

The  purr  and  elevated  strain. 

s'd  Gran  tin*  borders  of  the  grates 
I  sing  thy  mighty  power  to  save  : 
My  rescued  soul  shall  tragi  in  thee, 

Through  tiiiir  and  m  eternity.  Searla. 

£{•$  jntmhrancc,  Peterborough.  C.  M. 

Nony;  °*"   D«*li vcraiuf. 

1  The  song  of  gratitude  I'll  raise 

I  o  to  thy  high  abode, 

For  thou  hast  lill'd  my  mouth  with  praise, 
My  ever-grackraa  Qod. 

2  Dan  gathering  round  my  head, 

The  liour  of  conflict  came  ; 
"What  time  my  spirit  w;is  afraid, 
I  trusted  in  thy  name. 

3  That  hour  of  agony  is  past, 

Which  many  a  Qfe  destTOj  -  : 

Sorrow  and  anguish  fled  iti  haste, 

And  left  me  to  my  joys. 

4  What  Shal  I  render  to  the  Lord, 

Who  brought  me  from  the  grave; 
Forever  he  his  name  ador'd, 
For  lie  i-  strong  to  - 

4 


38  RECOVERY    FROM    SICKNESS. 

5  As  upward  waft  those  infant  sighs, 
My  thoughts  to  heav'n  ascend ; 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude  arise, 
And  praise  shall  never  end. 

34:  Moravian  Hymn,  Remembrance,  Ortonville.  C.  M. 
Recovery  from   Sickness. 

1  My  God,  thy  service  well  demands 

The  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renew'd, 
But  to  renew  thy  praise  ? 

2  Thine  arm  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain ; 
When  life  was  hov'ring  o'er  the  grave, 
And  nature  sunk  with  pain. 

3  Calmly  I  bowed  my  fainting  head 

On  thy  dear  faithful  breast ; 
Pleas'd  to  obey  my  Father's  call 
To  his  eternal  rest. 

4  Back  from  the  borders  of  the  grave 

At  thy  command  1  come  ; 
Nor  will  I  ask  a  speedier  flight 
To  my  celestial  home. 

5  Where  thou  appointest  my  abode, 

There  I  would  choose  to  be ; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 

And  earth  is  heav'n  with  thee.     Anon. 


i,i  (  01  IA1     \  |PH    IK  I  N  i 

•fct"5  ( ',-i,uil!c,  Fountain,  K,  mcm^ni'iiv,       (\  M 

I  onflriiiiK    in     H oil. 

i  To  thee,  my  God,  my  heart  shall  bring 
rerj  ,  grateful  so&g : 
faithfulness  I  bin  would  sing. 
With  rapture  on  my  tongue. 

2  Amid  the  glories  of  thy  name, 

Thy  truth  exalted  shines  : 
And  thou  for  fvcr  art  the  same  ; 

1 1   ,\  gracious  thy  designs. 

:;   When,  in  die  hour  of  deep  distress, 
To  thee,  my  God,  1  cried, 

Thy  Strength  divine,  'mid  helplessness, 
My  fainting  heart  suppli'd. 

\    And  wilt  thou  all  my  hopes  fulfill  ? 
To  thee  the  work  beiongi  j 
Let  endless  mercy  guide  me  still, 

And  tune  my  feeble  BOD  Steele. 


40  BIRTHS. 


BIRTHS. 


«§6  Dismission.  *7's,  8's. 

Thoughts  on  an  Infant* 

1  Mother  bids  thee,  lovely  stranger, 

Welcome  to  a  world  of  care  ; 
Where  attends  thee  many  a  danger, 
Where  awaits  thee  many  a  snare. 

2  Sore  disease  will  bid  thee  languish, 

Sorrow's  night  will  often  frown, 

Guilt  will  fill  thy  heart  with  anguish, 

And  temptations  cast  thee  down. 

3  Yet  indulge  no  dark  surmises ; 

Hope  shall  build  a  fairer  scene  ; 
Many  a  blessing  round  thee  rises, 
And  thy  visions  are  serene. 

4  Oh !  may  heav'n  in  love  defend  thee, 

'Mid  life's  dangers  and  alarms ; 
And  many  blessings  still  attend  thee, 
Circled  in  a  Saviour's  arms.  Anon. 


41 


#17  C.  NT. 

A    .IIoiIm-i-'n   Joy*. 

I  Sat,  .'.  ess  w    ii  grow  tag  love, 

The  (hulinic  to  your  breast, 
And  ;i!l  a  mother's  pleasure  prove, 
you  entirely  blest  ! 

•j  Ah.  do  :  a  thousand  tender  cares 

r>\  turns  your  thoughts  emn!< 
Now  rising  hopes,  now  noxious  tears, 
jrief  succeeds  to  joy. 

I   To  (  fod  be  all  your  i  _  o'd, 

Now  on  his  botom  real  : 
No  earthly  comforts  are  designed 

To  make  you  hilly  i  Steele. 

3S  bvrfk.  Clinc3. 

I'ioim    Thought*. 

1  Cirvri.r.  stranger,  fearless  come, 
To  our  quiet,  happy  home  : 

Bud  of  being,  beauty'.-  (lower, 

Sprang  to  birth  this  smiling  hour, 

While  upon  thy  form  \\ e  . 
Grateful  thoughts  to  heav'n  we  raise. 

2  Nothing  yet  thine  #yes  can  seo 
Of  the  world's  dim  mystery  ; 

Of  the  tumult  and  the  Strife 
That  imbitter  human  lite  — 


42  BIRTHS. 

But  thy  Maker's  eye  caa  view 
Present  scenes  and  future  too. 

3  Little  can  thy  bosom  know 

Of  the  joys  and  griefs  that  flow 
From  a  heart  impure  within, 
From  a  world  defiled  by  sin ; 
Yet  if  trembling  life  is  spar'd, 
Heav'n  in  mercy  be  thy  guard. 

4  Saviour,  from  thy  heav'nly  throne 
Smile  upon  this  little  one ; 

Let  thy  spirit  be  its  guide, 
Let  its  wants  be  well  suppli'd  ; 
Cleanse  it  by  thy  precious  blood, 
Fit  it  for  thy  high  abode. 

«>Q  Remembrance^   Barby.  C.  M. 

Blessings  Invoked  on  an   Infant* 

1  Blessings  attend  thee,  little  one, 

Sweet  pledge  of  mutual  love  ! 
On  this  new  coast  a  stranger  thrown, 
Directed  from  above. 

2  O  may  the  hand  that  hither  led, 

For  ever  be  thy  guide  ; 
And  may  no  sorrows  round  thee  spread, 
Nor  dangers  press  thy  side. 


(  mi. mo  n   m.mi  \  i  id  1  0  <.oi).        43 

:;  Live  to  reward  thy  parents1  ln-art. 
Km-  every  kindness  giv'n  ; 
And  when  earth's  fleeting  Bcanes  depart, 
if  witli  them  in  heav'n« 

Boat  Spec. 


CHILDREN  DEDICATED  TO  GOD. 


1.0       Balcrma,  Rnncmhrancc,  rctcrhorouglu     CM. 

m  \ttijkw,   19:  14. 
l  Thy  life  r  read,  my  dearest  Lord, 

With  Transport  all  divide  J 
Thine  image  trace  in  every  word, 
Thy  Ipve  in  every  line. 

!  Methinks  1  Bee  a  thousand  charms 
read  o'er  thy  lovely  face ; 
While  infants  in  thy  tender  arms 
Receive  thy  blest  embrace. 

lake  qui  offiprjng  to  thy  care, 

Fill  them  with  grace  divine  ; 
Dear  Saviour!   ;.Il  we  have  and  aro 

Shall  be  for  ever  thine.  Stennet. 


44  CHILDREN  DEDICATED  TO  GOD. 

4:1         Uxbridge,  Duke-street,  Quito,  Luton.     L.  M. 
Asking  for  a  Child's  Sanctiiication. 

1  O  Lord,  encouraged  by  thy  grace, 

We  bring  our  infant  to  thy  throne ; 
Give  it  within  thy  heart  a  place, 
Let  it  be  thine,  and  thine  alone. 

2  Remove  from  it  each  stain  of  guilt, 

And  let  this  child  be  sanctified ; 
Lord,  thou  canst  cleanse  it,  if  thou  wilt, 
And  all  its  native  evils  hide. 

3  We  ask  not  for  it  earthly  bliss, 

Or  earthly  honors,  wealth  or  fame ; 
The  sum  of  our  request  is  this — 
That  it  may  love  and  fear  thy  name. 

4  This  infant  we  by  faith  commit 

To  thy  kind  love  and  guardian  care ; 
We  lay  it  at  the  Saviour's  feet ; 

He  will  not  let  it  perish  there.     Searlc. 

42  Watchman,  St.  Thomas,  Dover.  S.  M. 

The  Covenant. 

1  How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord, 
How  bounteous  is  thy  grace, 
Which  in  the  cov'nant  of  thy  lovo 
Includes  our  rising  race. 


i  mij.ki  n   i.j .mi   \  ri  D  TO  BOD.        45 

2  The  promise,  how  dn  ine, 

To  Ali'nun  and  his  seed ; 

"  I'll  DC  ■  Go<|  U)  thee  and   thine, 

Supplying  every  need." 

3  These  children  of  our  caro 

VVe  dedicate  to  ( tod  ; 
We  plead  the  promise  in  our  prayer, 
we  plead  thy  precious  blood. 

\  Thy  goodness  we  adore, 

we  smi:  thy  matchless  grace — 
The  covenant  for  ever  sure 

To  thy  believing  race.      Salisbury  Coll. 

JUf      Clapton,  Dover,  St.  Thomas,  Cambridge.  S.  M. 
<  ImMkii    Brought    to  C'hriMt. 

1  Tiik  Saviour  kindly  calls 

( )nr  children  to  his  brei 
He  folds  them  in  his  gracious  arm-. 
Himself  declares  them  blest. 

2  "Let  them  approach,"  he  cries, 

M  Nor  scorn  their  bumble  claim  : 
The  heirs  of  heav'n  arc  such  as  these ; 
For  such  as  these  I  came." 

3  With  joy  we  bring  them,  Lord, 
Devoting  them  to  thee  ; 

Imploring  that,  as  we  are  thine, 

Thine  may  our  offspring  be.   Epia.  Coll. 


46         CHILDREN  DEDICATED  TO  GOD. 


Retirement,  Balerma,  Peterborough.      C.  M, 
Children  not  to  be   Forbidden. 

1  Behold  what  condescending  love 

Jesus  on  earth  displays ; 

To  little  children  he  extends 

The  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps, 

To  our  forefathers  giv'n  ; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  he  takes, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 

3  Forbid  them  not  whom  Jesus  calls, 

Nor  dare  the  claim  resist ; 

Since  his  own  lips  to  us  declare, 

Of  such  will  heav'n  consist. 

4  With  flowing  tears  and  thankful  hearts 

We  give  them  up  to  thee  : 
Receive  them,  Lord,  into  thine  arms, 
Thine  may  they  ever  be.        Doddridgo. 

JL5  Fountain,  Peterborough.  (J.  M, 

Children  Brought  to  Christ* 

mark,  10:  14. 
1  See,  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stands 
With  all-engaging  charms : 
Hark  !  how  he  calls  the  tender  lamba, 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms. 


(  BlLDREH   DEDICATED  TO  OOD.        47 

2  •  Permit  them  to  approach,"  he  cri< 
m  N.>r  -corn  their  humble  name ; 
For  'twai  to  bless  such  souls  a^  these 
Hie  Load  of  angels  came." 

.;   We  bring  them  now  with  thankful  hands, 
And  yield  them  ap  to  thee  \ 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  arc  thine; 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be. 

I    Ye  little  flock,  with  pleasure  hoar — 

Ye  children.  BOOk  his  f; 
And  fly  with  transport  to  receive 
The  blessings  of  his  grace. 

5    It'  orphans  they  are  loft  behind, 

Thy  guardian  care  we  trust  ; 

Thy  care  shall  heal  our  bleeding  heart.-. 

if  Weeping  o'er  their  dust.      Doddridge. 

-10  libridgc,  Seasons,  Repose.  L.  M. 

Dedication  of  a  Youny  Child   in    Itefcr- 
cntr   to  IBM   ltlini*try. 

1    Love,  n  lie  live-  he  shall  be  thine; 
This  cherish'd  irifr  I  now  restore; 
Nor  longer  call  the  treasure  mine, 
(hv'n  to  my  God  for  evermore. 

•J  Still  firm  in  purpose  and  sincere. 
This  dedication,  Lord,  shall  stand; 
The  child  shall  now  he  doubly  dear, 
Km  kept  and  guided  by  thine  hand. 


48         CHILDREN  DEDICATED  TO  GOD. 

3  Let  him  be  early  taught  of  God ; 

Prepare  him  in  the  days  ot  youth, 
Amid  the  courts  of  thy  abode, 
To  bear  the  messages  of  truth. 

4  Be  this  the  object  of  my  heart, 

Be  this  the  burden  of  my  prayer, 
That  he  thy  gospel  may  impart 

To  those  who  shall  thy  mercy  share. 

5  And  may  thy  Spirit,  dearest  Lord, 

Help  me  in  mem'ry  to  retain 
Each  promise  of  thy  holy  word, 
Till  hope  her  sweet  assurance  gain. 

4LT  Dismission.        8's,  7's.  Singk. 

Children  Designed  for   the   ministry. 

1  Smile,  O  Lord,  with  heavenly  favor 

On  each  consecrated  one  ; 
In  the  service  of  their  Saviour 
May  their  earthly  course  be  run. 

2  While  their  graces  are  maturing ; 

While  their  mental  powers  increase ; 
Through  thy  mercy  ever  during, 
Lead  them  in  the  paths  of  peace. 

3  Grant  them,  Lord,  thy  Holy  Spirit ; 

Grant  the  teachings  of  thy  word ; 
Let  them  feel  a  Saviour's  merit, 
And  be  strong  in  Christ  the  Lord. 


CHILDREN   DBptCATED  TO  GOD.        4'1 

i  Grant  them  each  same  humble  station, 
Through  thy  condescending  grace, 

\ B    :lad  herald*  of  salvation 
To  a  sinful,  dying  race. 

5  For  tlit  m  mercies  we  implore  thee  ; 
Hearken  to  our  fervent  prayer; 
May  our  children  all  adore  thee 
Ami  the  world  thy  blessing  share. 


-1  S       Morarinn  Hymn,  Retirement,  Bethel.  C.  M.  D. 

Children    not    to    be    Deprived   of   their 
Privilege*. 

M  \tthkw,   ]D  :  ]  1. 
)    "  PoJLBID  tlnun  not."  the  Saviour  cried, 
••  l.ut  suffer  then  to  come'1 — 
Ah  !  then  maternal  tears  were  dried, 
Ami  unbelief  wai  dumb. 

[2  He  took  them  in  his  arms  and  smil'd; 
He  claim'd  them  as  his  own  ; 
He  bleas'd  them,  and,  in  accents  mild. 
Made  his  kind  purpose  known.] 

3  M  Forbid  diem  not  to  come  to  me, 
The  blessing  shall  be  giv'n ; 
For,  child-like  sh;ill  the  temple  be 
Of  all  the  heirs  of  heav'n. 


.50         CHILDREN  DEDICATED   TO  GOD. 

4  "Forbid  them  not  to  come  to  me, 

Bring  them,  an  off 'ring  pure  : 
The  promise  is  to  thine  and  thee ; 
The  covenant  is  sure. 

5  "  Forbid  them  not,  whene'er  thou  hold 

Communion  with  thy  God  ; 

But  plead  for  mercies  manifold, 

Through  my  atoning  blood. 

5  "  Forbid  them  not,  from  day  to  day, 
Parental  discipline ; 
At  home,  abroad,  and  by  the  way, 
The  gospel  light  must  shine. 

7  "  Forbid  them  not  the  house  of  prayer, 

Where  all  my  followers  meet : 
For  I  will  deign  to  bless  them  there, 
From  heaven's  high  mercy-seat." 

8  Lord,  we  believe  and  we  obey, 

We  bring  them  at  thy  word  : 
Be  thou  our  children's  strength  and  stay. 
Their  portion  and  reward. 

West  Recorder. 


INSTRUCTION.  51 


INSTRUCTION. 


19  Moravian.  CM.  ZtowMe. 

"Wronjj     I>i»<  i  pliiK*. 

1  When  discipline,  with  piercing  eye 

And  with  Indignant  brow, 
Approaches  with  severity 

T'  inflict  the  angry  blow, 
Young  childhood  Bnudders  at  the  sight 

In  bitterness  of  mind, 
Submissive  only  through  affright 

At  actions  so  unkind* 

2  Such  Indignation  may  fulfill 

The  cruel  tyrant's  part, 

But  never  can  reclaim  the  will, 
Or  subjugate  the  heart 

No  more  let  violence  command 
Nor  tyranny  subdue ; 

True  love  mu&tgttide  the  ckast'ninghand, 
Or  ruin  will  ensue. 


52  INSTRUCTION. 

£>0  Moravian,  Retirement.    CM.  Double. 

Right  Discipline. 

1  When  discipline,  with  temper  mild 

And  resolution  wise, 
Upon  an  erring,  froward  child, 

Her  trembling  hand  applies. 
And,  lab'ring  with  affection  true, 

And  many  a  falling  tear, 
The  stubborn  spirit  to  subdue — 

She  then  must  persevere. 

2  One  thought  the  parent  will  sustain 

In  such  a  trying  hour ; 
The  effort  will  not  prove  in  vain, 

For  God  will  give  it  power  : 
She  humbly  looks  to  him  for  aid, 

In  tender,  fervent  prayer, 
And  therefore  need  not  be  dismayed ; 

His  presence  will  be  there. 

5  \  Pleyels  Hymn,  German  Air.  Y's. 

Asking  for  Divine  Assistance  in  Teach- 
ing Children. 

1  Lord,  assist  us  by  thy  grace 
To  instruct  our  infant  race  ; 
Grant  us  wisdom  from  above, 
Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love. 

2  Let  us  in  thy  peace  abide, 
In  thy  promises  confide, 


II 

W;  !  •  i  or  leed  with  ready  seal, 
It  to  do  thy  will. 

!i  thnn  day  by  dayi 
In  the  lion--'  and  by  the  ways 
When  the]  rise  or  go  to  rest, 
Till  thy  truth  shall  make  them  blest. 

4   While  in  childhood's  tender  age 
They  unfold  the  sacred  p 
May  fliey  Bee  in  every  line, 

Kindling  rays  of  light  divine. 

6  Precious  Saviour,  hear  our  prayer, 
We  commit  them  to  thy  care  ; 
Be  their  Shepherd  and  their  ^uide, 
Bring  them  to  thy  bleeding  side. 

#i^£        Pleyers  Hymn,  German  Air,  Nbrwkk.         V's. 
C'otitV«*ion,  nml   Fravrr  for  A«t»i4tance. 

t  Grant  hi  •  gracious  Lord, 

To  instruct  our  children  dear ; 
And  thy  Special  aid  afford, 

While  for  them  we  kneel  in  prayer. 

■2  Oh  !  how  Ignorant  and  weak  ! 
How  imperfect  in  our  /- 
Guilty,  while  to  heav'n  we  speak — 
Jesus,  L  -  al ! 


54  INSTRUCTION. 

3  Help  us  still  our  work  of  love 

Daily,  hourly,  to  pursue  : 
While  thy  Spirit  from  above 

Shall  our  children's  souls  renew. 

4  For  this  blessing  now  we  plead, 

Send  thy  Holy  Spirit  down  ; 
Smile  on  us  and  on  our  seed, 

Make  thy  power  and  glory  known 

5  Thou  hast  heard  our  solemn  prayer — 

We  are  thine,  for  ever  thine ; 
Take  these  children  to  thy  care, 
Fill  their  hearts  with  grace  divine. 

53  Pleyel's  Hymn,  German  Hymn,  Preparation.    *j"s. 
Children   Exhorted. 

1  Children,  listen  to  the  Lord, 

And  obey  his  gracious  word ; 

Seek  his  love  with  heart  and  mind, 

Early  seek,  and  you  shall  find. 

2  Sorrowful,  your  sins  confess, 

Plead  his  perfect  righteousness  : 
See  the  Saviour's  bleeding  side  ; 
Come — you  will  not  be  denied. 

3  For  his  worship  now  prepare, 

Kneel  to  him  in  fervent  prayer ; 
Serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart ; 
Never  from  his  ways  depart. 

Union  Minstrel 


IlffTRUCTIOIf. 


,)    |  Plry  -rich.  I    S. 

IMaycr   for   4'on  v«T««ioii    ami    Snnclificn- 
tion    of  C  liihln  n. 

1  God  of  mercy,  bear  our  prayer 

For  tin'  children  thou  hast  giv'n; 

L  't  them  all  thy  bltv^s'mi:  share, 

Grace  on  earth  ami  bliss  in  heav'n. 

2  Iu  the  morning  of  their  days 

May  their  hearts  ho  drawn  to  thee  ; 
Lei  them  learn  to  lisp  thy  praise 
In  their  earliest  infancy. 

3  When  wo  see  their  passion*  rise — 

Sinful  habitfl  unsuhdu'd — 
Then  to  thee  we  lift  our  eyes, 

That  their  hearts  may  he  renew'd. 

4  Cleanse  their  souls  from  ev'ry  stain, 

Through  the  Saviour's  precious  blood; 
Let  them  all  he  born  again, 
And  he'  reconcil'd  to  God. 

5  For  this  mercy,  Lord,  we  cry; 

Bend  thine  ever-gracious  ear; 
While  on  thee  our  souls  rely, 
J  lev  our  prayer,  in  mercy  hear. 


56  INSTRUCTION. 

55  Ortonville,  Bethel,  Barby.  C.  M. 

The  Young  Exhorted. 

1  Ye  hearts  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 

In  smiling  crowds  draw  near, 
And  turn  from  ev'ry  mortal  charm, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2  He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 

Stoops  to  converse  with  you ; 
And  lays  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  friendship  to  pursue. 

3  The  soul  that  longs  to  see  his  face, 

Is  sure  his  love  to  gain ; 
And  those  that  early  seek  his  grace, 
Shall  never  seek  in  vain. 

4  What  object,  Lord,  my  soul  shall  move, 

If  once  compared  with  thee  ? 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  ? 

5  Away,  ye  false,  delusive  toys, 

Vain  tempters  of  the  mind  ! 
'Tis  here  I  fix  my  lasting  choice, 
An  1  here  true  bliss  I  find. 

Doddridge. 


pioif.  59 

fliri-«t   an    I'Aiimple   lo   C  liildnn. 

1  The  Author  of  salvation, 

The  Sa\  lour  meek  and  mild, 
(  face  took  a  lowly  station  — 

Became  a  little  child  : 
In  infancy  a  Stranger, 

1  low  mean  was  his  abode  ; 
His  cradle  was  a  manger, 

Himself  the  Son  of  God! 

2  His  earthly  parents  found  him 

Submissive  day  by  day  ; 
So  meek  to  all  around  him — 

So  ready  to  obey — 
No  BtBin  of  sin  or  folly 

(  \»uld  e\er  cloud  his  brow  : 
His  heart,  mo>t  pure  and  holy, 

With  love  did  ever  -low. 

And  when  his  foes  assailed  him, 

He  sought  but  to  forgive : 

When  to  the  cross  they  nailed  him, 
lie  died  that  they  might  live: 

His  bright  example  show*  us 

How  we  should  act  and  feel; 
Oil.  let  it  now  arouse  us 
To  learn  and  do  his  will. 


58  INSTRUCTION. 

0  «        Balerma,  Moravian  Hymn,  Retirement.    C.  M. 

The  All-Seeing  God. 

1  Almighty  God,  thy  piercing  eye 

Strikes  through  the  shades  of  night, 
And  our  most  secret  actions  lie 
All  open  to  thy  sight. 

2  There's  not  a  sin  which  we  commit, 

Nor  wicked  word  we  say, 

But  in  thy  awful  book  'tis  writ, 

Against  the  judgment  day. 

3  And  must  the  crimes  which  we  have  done 

Be  read  and  publish' d  there — 
Be  all  expos'd  before  the  sun, 
While  men  and  angels  hear  ? 

4  Lord,  at  thy  feet  asham'd  I  lie  ; 

Upward  I  dare  not  look ; 
Pardon  my  sins,  O  God  most  high, 
And  blot  them  from  thy  book. 

5  Remember  all  the  dying  pains 

Which  my  Redeemer  felt ; 
And  let  his  blood  wash  out  my  stains, 
And  answer  for  my  guilt. 

6  O  may  I  now  for  ever  fear 

T'  indulge  a  sinful  thought, 
Since  the  great  God  can  see  and  hear, 
And  punish  every  fault.  Watts 


nrgnw  now. 

*> S  fh,  ( '.  M . 

A     Little   <liil«r*»    ConfrMMion. 

1   Lord,  I  ifore  thy  i 

I  [ow  guilty  I  have  been  ; 
.  down  from  heav'n,  thy  dwelling 
pltti 
And  pardon  ail  my  bid- 

•J  Forgive  my  temper,  Lord,  I  pray, 
My  passion  and  my  pride : 
The  wicked  words  I  dar'd  to  say, 
And  wicked  thoughts  besifla* 

;>    I  cannot  l;iv  mo  down  to  reel 

In  quiet  on  my  bed, 

Until  wiili  shame  I  have  oonfess'd 
The  naughty  things  Vwe  -aid. 

4  For  Jesus1  >ako  forgive  my  crime. 
And  change  this  wicked  heart — 
O  grant  mo  grace  in  future  time 

Jo  act  ■  bitter  part.  Am.  Tract   M  0 


60  MATERNAL    ASSOCIATIONS. 


MEETINGS  OF  MATERNAL  ASSO- 
CIATIONS.* 


59  Dover,  Watchman.  S.  M. 

Invocation. 

1  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come, 

Let  thy  bright  beams  arise  ; 
Dispel  the  sorrows  from  our  minds, 
The  darkness  from  our  eyes. 

2  Convince  us  of  our  sin  ; 

Then  lead  to  Jesus'  blood ; 
And  to  our  wond'ring  view  reveal 
The  secret  love  of  God. 

3  'Tis  thine  to  cleanse  the  heart, 

To  sanctify  the  soul — 
To  pour  fresh  life  in  every  part, 
And  new  create  the  whole. 


*  Other  heads  will  be  found  to  contain  appropriate 
hymns  for  such  occasions,  where  any  thing  occurs  of 
u  special  character.     See  Index. 


M  \ti  i;n  VL    A88€M  i  ITI011    •  01 

-l   Revive  oor  drooping  faith, 

< )ui-  doubts  and  fears  remove, 

Ami  kindle  in  our  breasts  B  flame 

( »t"  never-dying  love.  n;irt. 

60  Dnnu'rr,   Itar'nj.  CM. 

Ill  vocation. 
J    CoftDC,   Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly   Dpfe, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers  j 

Kindle  t  ll.'mie  01   siirred  love 

In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  we  grove]  here  helow, 

Pond  of  these  trifling  toj  b  ; 

Our  BOoJfl  can  neither  tly  nor  go 
To  reach  eternal  Joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  OUT  forma]  BOttgB, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise  ; 

Hosannahi  kaagoJafa  <>n  our  tongues, 

And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live, 
At  this  poor  dying  rate  ? 

Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great! 

( ! Dine,  1  [oly  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers; 
Come  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours.  Watts. 

6 


62  MATERIAL    ASSOCIATIONS. 

©  1  Moravian,  Retirement.     Q.  \[.  Double. 

Orieye    not  the  Spirit. 

1  O  grieve  ye  not  the  Holy  One 

Who  purifies  the  soul, 
Who  guides  the  weak  believer  on 

By  his  benign  control : 
How  mild  and  gentle  are  his  ways, 

How  tender  and  how  kind ! 
How  freely  his  enliv'ning  rays 

Bring  comfort  to  the  mind ! 

2  O  grieve  ye  not  the  Holy  One, 

But  hearken  to  his  voice, 
And  never  lay  your  armor  down 

Nor  stoop  to  earthly  joys  : 
Increase  in  knowledge,  love,  and  zeal, 

In  faith,  in  fervent  prayer ; 
And  may  the  Spirit  guide  you  still, 

Till  ye  in  heav'n  appear. 

©•J  Quito,  Uxbridge,  All  Saints.  L.  M, 

Prayer    ?Ieetiiig. 

1  Jesus,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  thy  mercy-seat ; 
"Where'er  they  seek  thee  thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallow' d  ground. 

2  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  chosen  few, 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew; 


MATERIAL     ISSOCIATIONS. 

Here  to  our  waiting  heart!  proclaim 
The  iwootaoai  of  thy  paving  Dame. 

3   Hero  may  we  prove  the  power  of  prayer 

To  strengthen  faith  and  sweeten  care  ; 

To  teach  OUT  fain!  desires  t<>  rise 

To  thingi  nneonn  beyond  the  skies. 

•1    Lord,  we  are  tew,  but  tlion  ail  near, 
Nor  BOOrl  thine  arm,  nor  deal*  thine  ear; 
I  )  rend  the  heav'ns,  in  love  descend. 
And  let  the  skies  in  mercy  bend. 

1  Cowper. 

OS  Uibrid^f,  Pukc-strcct,  Luton.  L.  M. 

mattiik.w,  18:  20. 

1    Wiikri:  two  or  three,  with  sweet  accord, 
Obedient  to  their  sovereign  Lord, 
Meet  t<»  recount  his  acts  of  graqe, 

And  oiler  solemn  prayer  and  praise, 

•J  There  will  the  precious  Saviour  be, 
To  bless  the  little  company  ; 
There  to  unveil  his  smiling  face, 
And  bid  his  glories  fill  the  place. 

3  We  meet  at  thy  command,  O  Lord, 
Relying  on  thy  faithful  word: 
Now  send  the  Spirit  from  above, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  heav'nly  love. 

StenneL 


64  MATERNAL   ASSOCIATIONS. 

H  4      Byefield,  Peterborough,  New  Cambridge.  C.  M. 
MATTHEW,  18:    20. 

1  Wherever  two  or  three  may  meet, 

To  worship  in  thy  name. 
Bending  beneath  thy  mercy-seat, 
This  promise  they  may  claim  : 

2  Jesus  in  love  will  condescend 

To  bless  the  hallowed  place  ; 
The  Saviour  will  himself  attend, 
And  show  his  smiling  face. 

3  How  bright  th7  assurance !  gracious  Lord, 

Fountain  of  peace  and  love, 
Fulfill  to  us  thy  precious  word, 
Thy  loving  kindness  prove. 

4  Our  offspring  to  thine  arms  we  bring ; 

Receive  our  infant  race  ; 
O  tune  their  lips  thy  love  to  sing, 
And  fill  their  hearts  with  grace. 

0*5  Broicn,  Avon,  Dundee,  Clarendon.       C.  M. 

Prayer  that  Children  may  tiire  for  God. 

1  Great   God,  we  would  to  thee  make 
known 
Each  fond  maternal  care  : 
For  this  we  come  before  fehy  throne, 
And  bring  our  children  near. 


ciATioirs.  86 

4j  We  ask  nol  riches,  honor*,  fame, 
inght  the  world  can  _ 
Way  thej  but  glorify  thy  aam«u 
And  for  thy  Kingdom  live. 

J  This  ta  the  burthen  of  our  prayer, 

And  when  from  us  they're  riven, 

.May  they  he  objects  of  thy  care, 
And  Ik  in,  at  last,  of  heaven. 

Mrs.  Brown. 

0  l>  'faster.  CM. 

Prayer  for  Children. 

1  Within  these  quiet  walls,  O  Lord, 
A  food  maternal  band 

met,  thy  goodness  to  recoup, 
And  set  k  thy  guiding  hand. 

2  Off  when  we  talk,  our  bitting  hearts 
Break  from  the  earth  away  ; 

While  faith  its  holy  strength  imparts, 
And  hope  its  heav'nly  ray. 

3  If  e'er  a  mother's  prayerful  strain 
I  lath  gain'd  thy  listening  ear, 

O  Saviour!   now  in  mercy  deign 
Our  ardent  cry  to  hear. 

[  Tis  for  our  children,  Lord,  we  plead, 
Dear  objects  of  our  care  : 

6* 


66  MATERNAL   ASSOCIATIONS. 

Dangers  on  every  side  are  spread ; 
Save  them  from  every7  snare. 

5  O  thou  blest  Guardian  !  walk  beside 
Life's  river  as  it  rolls  ; 
Light  the  dawk  stream  o'er  which  \he\ 
glide, 
And  cleanse  and  save  their  souls. 

$j  7  BaUrma,  Dundee,  Barby.  C.  M 

Asking  Spiritual  Blessings  for  Children 

1  O  Lord,  behold  us  at  thy  feet, 

A  needy,  sinful  band ; 
As  suppliants  round  the  mercy-seat. 
We  come  at  thy  command. 

2  Tis  for  our  children  we  would  plead, 

The  children  thou  hast  given  : 
Where  should  we  go  in  time  of  need, 
But  to  the  God  of  heav'n  ? 

3  We  ask  not  for  them  wealth  or  fame, 

Amid  the  worldly  strife ; 
But  in  the  all-prevailing  name, 
We  ask  eternal  life. 

4  We  crave  the  Spirit's  quick'ning  grace 

To  make  them  pure  in  heart ; 
That  they  may  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  see  tlf.ee  as  tt.ou  art. 


M  \tikn  \i.    kS80<  f  \  i  G7 

(*S  8.  M. 

AakJttg  Spiritual  Blessing!  lor  Children. 

\  r  ( i < «« 1.  now  condescend 
To  bless  our  rising  race, 
v   d  make  their  youthful  spirits  bend 
To  thy  victorious  grace. 

2  <  >  what  i  fast  delight, 

Th«'ir  penitence  to  w  «v ! 

nest  wishes  all  unite 
To  lead  their  souk  to  tie 

I .  rd,  thy  Bpirit  pour 
Opon  our  infant  seed  ; 
< )  bring  that  soul-reviving  hour, 
Which  makes  them  thine  indeed. 

i  May  they  receive  thy  word, 
Confess  tin*  Saviour's  name  : 
And  follow  on  to  know  the  Lord; 
Nor  foe*  reproach  or  shame.     Fellows. 

\Q  Aylesbury,  Watchman.  S,  M. 

|  Prayer  for    the*   ttnnctification   of   the 
Young. 

Gm  \t  OoOf  with  heart  and  tongue, 

To  thee  aloud  wo  ]»ray. 
That  all  our  children,  while  they're  young. 

May  walk  in  wisdom's  way. 


68  MATERNAL   ASSOCIATIONS. 

2  Now  in  their  early  days, 

Teach  them  thy  will  to  know ; 
O  God,  thy  sanctifying  grace 
On  every  heart  bestow. 

3  Make  their  defenceless  youth 

The  object  of  thy  care  ; 
Cause  them  to  choose  the  way  of  trutl 
And  flee  from  every  snare. 

4  Their  hearts  to  folly  prone, 

Renew  by  power  divine  ; 
Unite  them  to  thyself  alone, 

And  make  them  wholly  thine.      ano< 

70      Balerma,  Anon,  Remembrance,  Dundee.    C.  ~hi 
(i  First  gave  themselves  to  the  Lord." 

1  Come,  let  us  join  ourselves  to  God, 

In  everlasting  bands : 
And  seize  the  blessings  he  bestows, 
With  eager  hearts  and  hands. 

2  Come,  let  us  share,  without  delay, 

The  covenant  of  his  grace  ; 
Nor  shall  the  years  of  distant  life 
Its  memory  e'er  efface. 

3  O  may  our  rising  offspring  haste 

To  seek  their  father's  God ; 
Nor  e'er  forsake  the  happy  path 
Their  father's  feet  have  trod. 

Montgomery's  Co 


m  \ti  kn  \  i     18804  i  kTIOWft.  01 

1   Retirement,  Moravian  I hpn  ''•  C.  M. 

borough. 
<ov<  limit    With    Alualinni. 

How  large  the  promise,  Imw  divine, 

To    \l>r'am  ;ind  his  seed  ; 

I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  everj  need." 

omise  to  the  seed  he  lores, 
Through  ages  shall  endure  ; 
The  Inge]  of1  the  cov*nan1  prov( 

Anil  seals  the  blessing  sure. 

fetus  the  ancient  faith  confirms, 

To  our  great  father  giv'n  : 
lie  takes  young  eliililren  in  hifl  arms, 

An.l  cafia  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 

< I  or  God,  hew  faithful  are  his  ways] 

I  [is  love  endures  the  same  ; 

'•in  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  OUt  OUT  children's  name.       Watts. 

t£  Aylesbury,  Watchman.  S.  j\l. 

Pleading   the    Promises. 
O  God  of  Ahr'ani.  hear 

The  parents1  humble  cry ; 
In  coVnant  mercy  now  appear, 

While  in  the  dust  wo  lie. 


70  MATERNAL  ASSOCIATIONS. 

2  These  children  of  our  love, 

In  mercy  thou  hast  giv'n, 
That  we  through  grace  may  faithful  prove, 
In  training  them  for  heav'n. 

3  O  grant  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 

Their  hearts  to  sanctify  ; 
Remember  now  thy  gracious  word  ; 
Our  hopes  on  thee  rely. 

4  Draw  forth  the  melting  tear, 

The  penitential  sigh ; 
Inspire  their  hearts  with  faith  sincere, 
And  fix  their  hopes  on  high. 

5  These  children  now  are  thine, 

We  give  them  back  to  thee  : 
O  lead  them  by  thy  grace  divine, 

Along  the  heav'nly  way.  g.  Song3. 

73  Fountain,  Peterborough.  CM. 

The   Covenant. 

1  Behold  the  covenant  of  grace, 

Made  by  the  God  of  heaven, 

With  men  of  feeble,  fallen  race, 

Whose  sins  are  all  forgiven  ! 

2  For  this  the  Son  of  God  came  down 

To  suffer  and  to  die  ; 
For  this  he  wears  th'  exalted  crown 
Above  the  starry  sky ; 


M  \ Tl :i;n  \i.    k880<  I  LTIOIfS.  71 

the  heavenly  I tove  descends, 
il  the  heirs  of  grace, 
erting  enemies  to  friends 

Amid  the  ruined  race. 

i  ( >  lei  ns  thru.  by  lmth,  and  seal, 
\  od  new  obedience,  prove, 
The  covenant  of  grace  is  still 

A  bond  of  deathlOM  love  ; 

.')  ( >t'  loi  e  to  us  and  to  otir  seed. 
When  time  shall  be  DO  mere  ; 
\'    !  let  us  all  the  promise  plead, 
While  humbly  we  adore. 

71  "  Lo  !  on  a  narrow  neck."        Jj.  (\  M. 

The    Covrnnut. 

1  THE  covenant  of  grace  divine, — 
I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine" — 

With  gratitude  we  - 
Made  with  the  offspring  of  the  earth — 
with  the  heirs  of  sinful  birth. 
By  heaven's  eternal  King. 

2  The  words  "to  Qicef*  and  "to  thy  seed/' 
\\  itli  equal  wonder  now  we  read. 

Clothed  with  such  Life  and  power: 
May  we  with  equal  faith  rely 

Upon  their  two-told  energy, 
Till  life's  last  fading  hour. 


72  MATERNAL  ASSOCIATIONS. 

3  And  may  true  works  with  faith  unite 
To  guide  our  offspring  all  aright 

Rich  mercies  to  obtain ; 
That  when  for  us  and  for  our  seed 
The  blessed  covenant  we  plead, 

We  shall  not  plead  in  vain. 

T 5    Moravian,  Remembrance,  Barbu,  Balerm-a.  C.  M. 
An  Abiding    Corenant. 

2  samuel,  23:  5. 

1  My  God,  the  cov'nant  of  thy  love 

Abides  for  ever  sure  ; 
And  in  its  matchless  grace  I  feel 
My  happiness  secure. 

2  What  though  my  house  be  not  with  thee 

As  nature  could  desire  ? 
To  nobler  joys  than  nature  gives 
Thy  servants  all  aspire. 

3  Since  thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

My  Father  art  become  ; 
Jesus  my  guardian  and  my  friend, 
And  heav?n  my  final  home ; 

4  I  welcome  all  thy  sovereign  will, 

For  all  that  will  is  love  ; 
And  when  I  know  not  what  thou  dost, 
I  wait  the  light  above.  Doddridge. 


M  ITER*  \i     kSSO(  i  kTIOlfS.  7J 

70  "•""•  S.  M. 

lolling  for    Spiritual     Rlerclea  on   C'liil- 

(Ikii. 

!  Tii'  jraee, 

In  mercy  now  appear : 

We  l"iiu  to  -t-f  thy  Birtiling  face, 

And  feel  that  thou  art  near. 

cetre  these  lambs  to-day, 
( )  Shepherd  of  the  fleck  ! 
Ami  wash  the  stains  of  guilt  away 
Beside  the  smitten  rock. 

3  Thy  saving  health  impart, 

(  )  ( !omforter  divine  : 
Now  make  these  children  pure  in  hear) — 
ike  them  entirely  thine 

4  To-day  in  love  descend, 

O  come  '  i-  hour ; 

In  mercy  now  their  Bpirits  bend 
By  thy  n  \  .t. 

5  Our  Wring  boeomfl  bleed 

Till  thou  our  griefs  dispel : 
Sure  is  the  covenant  wo  plead, 

In  all  thin,-  or  '•  rM  well. 

6  Low  bending  si  thy  U'c\. 

Our  offspring  we  resign  : 
Thine  arm  is  Btrong,  thy  love  is  great, 
And  high  thy  glori   -  rhine. 


, 


74  MATERNAL   ASSOCIATIONS. 

77  Gratitude,  Uxbridge,  Quito.  L.  M. 

Children  Committed   to  the  Good  Shep- 
herd. 

1  Dear  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 

Beyond  thy  blest  inclosure's  bound, 
And  lur'd  by  worldly  joys  away, 

Among  the  thoughtless  crowd  be  found, 

2  Remember  still  that  they  are  thine  ; 

That  thy  dear  sacred  name  they  bear ; 
Think  that  the  seal  of  love  divine, 

The  sign  of  cov'nant  grace  they  wear. 

3  In  all  their  erring,  sinful  years, 

O  let  them  ne'er  forgotten  be  ; 
Remember  all  the  prayers  and  tears 
Which  made  them  consecrate  to  thee. 

4  And  when  these  lips  no  more  can  pray. 

These  eyes  can  weep  for  them  no  more, 
Turn  thou  their  feet  from  folly's  way, 
The  wand'rers  to  thy  fold  restore. 

Hyde. 

7  8  Dismission,  "  Parting  SoaW       8's,  7's. 

Confession  of  Covenant  Breaking. 

1  Lord,  we  bow  with  deep  contrition, 
Low  before  thy  throne  of  grace ; 
Hear  us  in  thy  kind  compassion, 
While  we  seek  thy  smiling  face. 


M  AT1KN  \i.   4ftO<  I  \  Tin.vs.  75 

2  Where,  but  to  a  bleeding  Saviour, 
Should  we  come  for  1  i  t  *  •  and  peace  ! 
Nothing  but  thy  boundleafl  favor, 
Can  our  buruen'd  souls  release* 

.;   Thou  ha>t  witnessed  OUT  trans^n-ssion, 
Th0U  hast  seen  our  load  of  iiuilt  ; 

WjtaMH  now  our  deep  confession, 
Thou  whoso  preciouf  blood  we  spilt. 

4  Ah,  this  sin  of  cov'nanl  Breaking! 

Canal  thou,  wilt  thou,  Lord,  forgive  1 
Shall  wo  hoar  thy  mercy  speaking  I 

Canst  thou  bid  us  look  and  five  ? 

6   Pardon,  ponce,  and  consolation. 

At  thy  bleeding  cross  we 
There  we  take  an  humble  station. 
There  our  children  bring  to  thee. 

70       Fountain,  Palermo,  Reading,  Dundee.    C.  M. 

Pleading  in  reference   to  Ungodly  Chil- 
dren. 

gknksis,  17:  18. 

1    How  did  the  pioui  Ahr'am  pray 
For  an  ungodly  son  ! 

My  soul  in  this  accepted  day. 

Would  make  liis  prayer  my  own. 


76  MATERNAL   ASSOCIATIONS. 

2  He  could  not  clasp  a  sinful  child, 

And  lift  no  prayer  above  ; 
And  shall  my  offspring  be  exil'd 
From  God  my  Father's  love  ? 

3  Shall  cruel  spirits  drag  them  down 

To  darkness  and  despair, 
Beneath  th'  Almighty's  angry  frown. 
To  dwell  for  ever  there  ? 

4  O  Lord  !  the  dreadful  scene  forbid, 

And  let  our  faith  revive  ; 
If  Abr'am  might  for  Ishmael  plead, 
The  chosen  seed  may  live.  DobelL 

§©  PleyeV s  Hymn,  Martijn.  7's. 

Converted  Children. 

1  Shepherd  of  the  little  flock 

That  have  giv'n  their  hearts  to  thee, 
Bring  them  to  the  smitten  rock, 
Let  them  thy  salvation  see. 

2  Keep  them  from  the  tempter's  power ; 

Keep  them  from  presumptuous  sin ; 
Save  in  every  trying  hour ; 

Cleanse  from  every  stain  within. 

3  May  they  grow  in  Christian  love, 

In  humility  and  zeal ; 
May  their  faith  yet  stronger  prove, 
WhiJe  they  strive  to  do  thy  will. 


M  \  11  kn  \i.    LaaOi  i  kTIONS.  77 

I  Glory  to  thai  wond'rous  grace 

Which  hath  drawn  their  hearts  t<>  ( tod, 
Qained  for  them  ■  dwelling  place, 
In  the  heav'nly,  bright  abode. 

5  Fit  them  for  that  holy  rest  : 

Claim  them  for  thy  service  here ; 
Till  among  the  spirits  blest, 

They  ill  glory  shall  appear. 

S  1         Ortonville,  Peterborough,  Retirement.     ('.  M. 

Praise    from    I,ips   of  Infancy. 

PSALM     8. 

1  Out  of  the  mouth  of  infancy 
O  Lord,  perfect  thy  praise  ; 
Ami  let  each  heart,  inspired  by  thee, 

Its  early  incense  raise. 

'2   Then  shall  the  church  arise  and  Miig. 
When  infant  lips  reveal 
The  love  of  Christ,  our  gracious  King, 
And  at  his  footstool  kneel. 

[3  When  they  with  gentle  accent  speak 
Of  thy  nrifiag  blood  ; 
The  flinty  hearts  of  men  will  break, 
Their  souls  submit  to  God.] 

4  When  glad  hosannas  shall  ascend 
From  children's  feeble  voice, 
7* 


78  MATERNAL   ASSOCIATIONS. 

No  enemies  shall  dare  offend, 
Or  interrupt  the  joys. 

5  When  shall  the  heavenly  song  arise 

Our  drooping  hearts  to  cheer  ? 
Stoop  down  in  mercy  from  the  skies, 
And  bring  salvation  near. 

6  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  wholly  thine  ; 

Begin  this  precious  hour, 
And  let  the  Spirit  all  divine 
Exert  his  saving  power. 

S3  Missionary  Hymn,  Romain.  7's,  6's.  Peculiar. 
A    Happy   Family. 

1  What  sight  on  earth  more  blissful 

Than  that  domestic  scene, 
Where  union,  pure  and  peaceful 

As  sun-lit  clouds  at  e'en, 
Each  kindred  heart  enlightens, 

With  many  a  heav'n-born  ray, 
That  ever  shines  and  brightens 

Unto  the  perfect  day  ? 

2  There  discord  is  a  stranger — 

There  strife  can  never  come ; 
And  many  a  snare  and  danger 
Are  es  iled  from  that  home ; 


•••  \  i  ikn  w,    L880CIATI01I  7'* 

While  indolence  and  lolly 

Are  banished  with  their  train, 
\n<l  OOnTerse  pure  ami  lmly 

Exerts  her  gentle  reign* 

And  there  how  sweet  tod  precioni 
The  grateful  wng  to  raise, 

To  \  Qm,  so  kind  and  uracioiis. 

Who  claims  the  highest  praise  : 

With  glad  harmonious  voire-, 

Parents  and  children  join. 
While  every  heart  rejoiqes 

Tn  blessings  so  divine. 

In  roch  a  habitation 

May  we  he  ever  found. 
Where  waters  of  salvation 

Tn  healing  streams  abound  : 
Affection's  voice  to  chide  as 

Whene'er  we  go  astray  ; 

\nd  mercy's  hand  to  guide  US 
Along  the  narrow  way. 


80  EARLY    PIETT. 


EARLY   PIETY. 


00  Balerma,  Dunckurch,  Dundee,  Barby.    (J.  M. 

"Teach   us   to   Pray." 

1  Lord,  teach  a  little  child  to  pray, 

Thy  grace  betimes  impart : 
And  grant  thy  Holy  Spirit  may 
Renew  my  infant  heart. 

2  A  helpless  creature  I  was  born. 

And  from  the  birth  I  strayed  : 
I  must  be  wretched  and  forlorn 
Without  thy  mercy's  aid. 

3  But  Christ  can  all  my  sins  forgive, 

And  wash  away  their  stain ; 

And  fit  my  soul  with  him  to  live 

Where  he  shall  ever  reign. 

4  To  him  let  youth  and  children  come, 

For  he  hath  said  they  may ; 
His  bosom  then  shall  be  their  home. 
Their  tears  he'll  wipe  away. 


»    \KI,V     1MKTT.  81 

5    For  those  who  early  seek  till  fare. 

Shall  taafe  his  wondrous  love ; 
1  he  x\  j II  guide  them  by  his  grace, 

To  d\\  eil  w,  i 1 1 2  linn  a 

S.  S.  Union  Coll. 

S  J  Watchman,  Fhirland.  S.  M 

Hrlf-iU'fliralion    of    a    Child. 

1  Lord,  I  would  come  to  thee, 

A  -inner  all  defiFd  : 
(  )  take  the  Stain  of  iiuill  away. 
And  own  me  as  thy  child. 

2  I  cannot  live  in  Bin, 

And  feel  a  SaviuiirV  lo\  e  ; 

Thy  blood  can  make  my  spirit  clean, 
And  write  my  name  above. 

S    Anions  thy  little  lloek 

I  need  the  Shepherd's  care ; 
Pour  waters  from  the  smitten  Rock, 
And  pastures  green  prepare. 

4  Blest  Shepherd,  T  am  thine; 

Still  keep  me  in  thy  tear; 
Now  till  my  heart  with  grace  divine; 
Bring  thy  salvation  near. 


82  EARLY    PIETY. 

85  Uxbridge,  Duke-strect.  L.  M. 

The  Infant's  Prayer. 

1  Though  we  are  simple,  weak,  and  young, 

The  Lord  will  listen  when  we  pray ; 
For  never  from  the  infant's  tongue 
Did  Jesus  turn  his  ear  away. 

2  No,  he  assists  the  humble  prayer, 

Grants  the  importunate  request ; 
Tells  us,  that,  should  we  trust  his  care, 
He'll  ever  make  us  truly  blest. 

3  O  may  his  love  renew  our  hearts, 

And  consecrate  our  fleeting  days  ; 
And  when  our  life  on  earth  departs, 
Eternal  life  be  spent  in  praise. 

Am.  Tr.  Mag. 

£G       Peterborough,  Fountain,  Dunchurch.     CM, 
The  Little  Pilgrim. 

(  There  is  a  path  that  leads  to  God, 
All  others  go  astray  ; 
Narrow  and  difficult  the  road, 
But  Christians  love  the  way. 

2  It  leads  through  this  dark  world  of  sin, 
Where  many  a  snare  is  cast ; 
But  upright  souls  that  walk  therein, 
Will  come  to  heav'n  at  last. 


i  UU.1    in  tv.  83 

">  How  shall  ;m  infant  pilgrim  dare 

.i;ir;^'!«-u<  path  to  tread  ? 

Do  1  Dot  Deed  ■  Shepherd's  cure 
To  be  securely  lfii  | 

•1   Lord,  condescend  i«»  be  my  guide, 
( )  let  me  never  stray  : 
Uphold  my  footsteps,  lest  I  slide, 
( )r  wander  from  my  way. 

5   Then  I  may  go  without  alarm, 

And  trust  his  word  of  old  : 
••  The  lambfl  he'll  gather  with  his  arm, 

And  lead  them  to  the  fold.'1 

B    B.  Hymn  Book. 

^T  Bnlcrma,  /,'<  ('.  \[. 

Infant    Aspiration*. 

1   A  i, mil  in- v  God,  while  earth  and  heav'n 
Thy  power  and  skill  proclaim, 

Wilt  thou  permit  a  child  to  sing 

The  honors  of  thy  name  ? 

8  May  children  aim  at  themes  so  great, 
(  >r  raise  their  notes  so  high, 
When  seraphs,  low  beneath  thy  feet, 
In  self-abasement  lie  .? 

;j  I  yield  my  pow'rs  to  thy  employ, 
O  may  they  never  rove  ! 


84  EARLY    PIETY. 

Where  can  I  find  sublimer  joy. 
Than  in  this  work  of  love  ? 

4  Great  God,  thou  art  my  hope  and  strength, 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies, 
While  the  glad  tribute  of  my  voice 
In  grateful  song  shall  rise. 

5  Joyful  I  give  myself  to  thee, 

And  in  thy  name  confide  ; 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  Saviour  be, 
My  Father,  friend,  and  guide. 

8  8  Stafford,  Bethesda.  H.  M, 

"  Forbid   them   not." 

1  u  Forbid  them  not  to  come!" 

It  is  the  Saviour's  voice  : 
And  now  in  childhood's  bloom, 

We  tremble  and  rejoice. 
Subdue  our  hearts,  O  Lord,  to  thee  , 
Let  every  soul  thy  temple  be. 

2  "  Forbid  them  not  to  come  !" 

Ye  tender  parents  hear : 
The  child  in  nature's  gloom 

Entreats  your  ardent  prayer. 
O  take  us  to  the  mercy-seat, 
And  lay  us  down  at  Jesus*  feet. 


I  u.r.v    I'll  i  v.  P5 

SO  ^'""  '^-  8's 

N«lf-<on*«<<  ration   oi"  it    Little  Child. 

1  ( )  Jxsus,  delicti  of  my  Krai, 

M  ,  Saviour,  my  Shepherd  divine; 

I  yield  bo  tliy  blessed  control ; 

y\\  body  Bud  spirit  are  thine. 
Thy  lore  I  <;ni  never  deserve, 

That  lads  Die  be  happy  in  thee  ; 
My  ( *"d  ;iik1  my  Kin::  T  will  serve. 

Whose  favor  u  heaven  to  me. 

2  How  ran  T  thy  goodnesi  repay. 

By  nature  so  weak  and  defil'd  ? 

Myself  1  have  given  away ; 

<  >  call  me  thy  own  little  child. 

And  art  thou  my  Father  above  ? 

Will  Jesos  abide  in  my  heart  ? 
(  )  hind  me  SO  Gl8l  with  thy  love, 

That  r  never  from  thee  Bhall  depart. 

Union  Minstrel 
8 


86  SICKNE5S. 


SICKNESS. 


00  PleyeVs  Hymn.  f's. 
8011  of  ©avid,  hear! 

1  When  the  heart  is  sad  within, 
Burden'd  with  the  weight  of  sin ; 
When  the  spirit  sinks  with  fear, 
Jesus,  Son  of  David,  hear ! 

2  When  our  heads  are  bow'd  with  wo, 
When  our  bitter  tears  o'erflow, 
When  we  mourn  our  children  dear, 
Jesus,  Son  of  David,  hear ! 

3  Thou  our  throbbing  flesh  hast  worn, 
Thou  our  mortal  griefs  hast  borne, 
Thou  hast  shed  atfection's  tear : 
Jesus,  Son  of  David,  hear !       Heber's  Coll. 

01        "  From  Greenland's  Icy  Mountains"  7  S,  6  S. 

Ashfield. 

In    Sickness. 

1  Before  thy  footstool  kneeling, 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  we  cry ; 


White  for  thy  L'ift  of  heating 
We  reiie  our  rotee  on  high  i 

]  diseases  and  afflictions 
Thy  readj  lenranni  are  ; 

( liastisementi  and  correction! 
To  quicken  us  in  prayer- 

2  We  own  our  ginTl  and  Folly, 

Bui  thou  cans!  still  forgive  j 
\n'l  thou,  most  high  and  holy, 

( 'an-t  bid  the  sick  revive  : 
Though  now  caal  down  in  sorrow. 
In  darkness  and  distress, 
Joy  may  return  to-morrow, 
Through  thy  restorii  i 

La  Buppliuta  now  before  thee. 
In  thy  greed  name  we  plead ; 

Physician,  we  adore  thee, 
And  trembling  n>k  thine  aid: 

Before  thy  footstool  kneeling, 
To  thee,  to  thee  we  cry  ; 

Send  down  thy  Lrift  of  healing, 

<  >n  I  hoc  OUT  BOUlfl  rely.  g.  Sonee. 

D!3  Cwfvirnrc,  BirmiHghauL,  Ludlow.  8>. 

(tiik   BAMS    1UBJBCT.) 
1   How  Trail  arc  these  bodies  of  clay! 
How  soon  all  their  rigor  is  lost  ! 


88  SICKNESS. 

They  flourish  in  beauty  to-day, 
To-morrow  they  mingle  with  dust. 

2  So  flowers  in  the  morning  may  rise, 

Unfolding  their  leaves  to  the  sun  ; 
While  the  breath  of  each  zephyr  that 

sighs, 
May  blast  them,  and  soon  they  are 

gone. 

3  Afflictions  spring  not  from  the  ground, 

Diseases  our  Sovereign  obey ; 
His  hand  can  heal  every  wound, 
Or  fill  us  with  death  and  dismay. 

4  We  lie  at  thy  sovereign  control, 

O  Lord,  in  this  hour  of  distress ; 
Physician  of  body  and  soul, 

Send  down  thy  recovering  grace. 

5  Oh  !  speak,  and  the  dear  one  shall  live, 

Jehovah,  almighty  to  save  ! 
At  thy  voice  e'en  the  dead  shall  revive, 
And  triumph  at  last  o'er  the  grave. 

93  Uxbridgt,  Luton.  L.  M. 

For  a  Sick  little  Child. 

1  Almighty  God,  I'm  very  ill ; 
But  cure  me,  if  it  be  thy  will ; 
For  thou  canst  take  away  my  pain, 
And  make  me  strong  and  well  again. 


MCB  89 

I    Lot  me  be  patient  all  the  day. 

Ami  iiiiikI  what  thuso  who  nurso  mo  Bay  : 
And  pant  that  all  I  ha\c  to  takr. 

May  do  me  goodi  for  Jeetts1  sake. 

American  Tract  Society. 

i)  I  Peterborough,  Remembrance.  (\M. 

C^rntitude  of  n.   Little   Child  for  its    Ke- 

fovny. 

1  I  thank  tlio  Lord  who  lives  on  high, 

Ho  beard  an  infant  pray, 

And  cur'd  me,  that  I  should  not  die, 
And  took  day  pains  away. 

2  O  let  me  love,  and  sorvo  theo  too, 

As  Kong  as  I  shall  livo  ; 
And  ovory  naughty  tiling;  I  do, 
I  pray  theo  to  forgive. 

Amer.  Tract  Mag 

05  Clapton,  Watchman,  Dover.  S.  It 

The  I,ord   is  Piteous. 

1  The  pity  of  the  Lord. 

To  those  that  fear  his  name, 

Is  such  as  tender  parentB  feel ; 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

2  Ho  knows  wo  are  but  dust, 

Scattor'd  by  every  hroatli  i 
His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 
Can  send  our  souls  to  death. 


90 


3  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flower ; 
When  blasting  winds  sweep  o'er  the  r Aain, 
They  wither  in  an  hour. 

4  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure  ; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 

Thy  words  of  promise  sure.         Watta. 


DEATH. 


O©  Repose,  Quito,  Kingshridge.  L.  M. 

Death  of  an  Infant. 

1  So  fades  the  lovely  blooming  flower, 
Frail  smiling  solace  of  an  hour ; 

So  soon  our  transient  comforts  fly, 
And  pleasure  only  blooms  to  die. 

2  Is  there  no  kind,  no  lenient  art, 
To  heal  the  anguish  of  the  heart  ? 


01 


Spirit  of  eraeo,  be  tror  nigh, 
Thy  comforts  are  do!  made  to  die. 

3  Bid  gentle  patience  smile  on  pain, 
Till  dying  hope  shiill  live  again ; 

1  [ope  \vipe<  the  tenr  from  BOlTOW'fi  eye, 

A  ml  faith  points  upward  In  the  sky. 

OT  hurch.  C.  M. 

Oil    I  he    DmH    of  n   Child. 

1  Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour; 

1  l<»w  goon  the  vapor  flies  ! 

Man  i^  a  tender,  transient  tlowor. 
That  e'en  in  blooming  d: 

2  1  Vath  Bpreads  his  withering  wintry  amis. 

And  beauty  smiles  no  more  : 
Ah  !  where  are  now  those  ri<in£  charms 
Which  pleas'd  OOI  eyes  before  ? 

3  lF<>pe  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

4  Cease  then,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears ; 

Thy  Saviour  dwells  on  high  : 

There  everlasting;  Bpring  appears, 

There  joys  shall  never  die.  Steele. 


92  DEATH. 

98  Reading,  Dundee,   Windsor.  C.  M. 

Death  of  a  Child. 

1  Alas  !  how  chang'd  that  lovely  flower, 

Which  bloom'd  and  cheer'd  my  heart ! 
Fair,  smiling  comfort  of  an  hour, 
How  soon  we're  call'd  to  part ! 

2  And  shall  my  bleeding  heart  arraign 

That  God  whose  ways  are  love  ? 
Or  vainly  cherish  anxious  pain 
For  one  that  rests  above  ? 

3  No,  let  me  rather  humbly  pay 

Obedience  to  thy  will ; 
And  with  my  inmost  spirit  say, 
The  Lord  is  righteous  still. 

4  The  darkest  nights  and  loudest  storms 

Of  earth  will  soon  be  o'er ; 
Then  upward  with  th'  angelic  forms 
We'll  rise  to  weep  no  more.       Knisht 

99  Dismissioh,  "Parting  Soul:'        8's,  7's. 
Resignation  on  the  Death  of  an  Infant. 

1  Now,  O  Lord,  to  thee  submitting, 
We  the  tender  pledge  resign ; 
And  thy  mercies  ne'er  forgetting, 
Own  that  all  we  have  is  thine. 


MATH. 

S  Rest,  iweet  babe,  in  gentle  slumbers, 
Till  the  resurrection  morn  ; 

Thru  ;in>c  to  join  the  numbers 
\\'h«»  its  triumph  shall  adorn. 

3  Though  thy  presence  was  endearing, 
Though  thy  absence  we  deplore, 

At  the  Saviour's  bright  appearing, 
We  shall  meet  to  pan  nd  more. 

Anon. 

1  00  Dismission,  "Parting  Soul."      8's,  7*S. 

"Weep  not  for  He." 

1  Why  lament  the  Christian  dying! 

Why  indulge  in  tears  or  gloom  ? 
( \ilmly  on  the  Lord  relying, 
1  [e  can  greet  the  opening  tomb. 

2  What  if  death,  with  icy  fingers, 

All  the  fount  <»t"  life  congeals  ? 
Tm  not  there  thy  brother  lingers, 

'Tis  not  (loath  his  spirit  feels. 

3  Though  tor  him  thy  soul  is  mourning, 

Though  with  grief  th\  hear!  isriv'n; 
While  hifl  flesh  to  dii-t  ■  turning, 
All  hifl  soul  is  tilled  witli  heav'n. 

4  Scenes  Beraphic,  high  and  glorious, 

Now  forbid  hifl  longer  stay; 
See  him  rise  o'er  death  victorious; 
Angels  beckon  him  away. 


^ 


94  DEATH. 

5  Hark !  the  golden  harps  are  ringing ; 
Sounds  unearthly  fill  his  ear  : 
Millions  now  in  heaven  singing, 
Greet  his  joyful  entrance  there. 

S.  Songs. 

101  Gethsemane.  fs,  4*S. 
Support  in  I>eath. 

1  When  the  vale  of  death  appears, 

Faint  and  cold  this  mortal  clay, 
Kind  Forerunner,  soothe  my  fears, 
Light  me  through  the  darksome  way  : 

Break  the  shadows, 
Usher  in  eternal  day. 

2  Upward  from  this  dying  state, 

Bid  my  waiting  soul  aspire  ; 
Open  thou  the  crystal  gate, 
To  thy  praise  attune  my  lyre  : 

Then  triumphant, 
I  will  join  th'  immortal  choir.        Gems. 

102  Retirement,  Chester,  Barby,  Dundee.      C.  M, 
A  Daughter  at  her  Mother's  Grave. 

1  The  relics  of  departed  worth 
Lie  shrouded  here  in  gloom ; 
And  here  with  aching  heart  I  mark 
My  own  dear  mother's  tomb. 


M  -\tii.  'J.'; 

2  Oh  !  m  upon  hoi  peerioai  grave 

1  ti\  my  weeping  bj  as, 
I  low  many  food  rensmbrancef 

In  quick  moOMWOB  rise  ! 

\  |  nil  I  see  her  gentle  form, 

AJ  when  in  infant  days, 

Lnd  childhood's  early  sportive  years, 
She  guarded  all  my  ways. 

1    Anain  her  Kind  maternal  voire 

Falls  on  my  [ist'ning  eari 
\-  when  she  taught  my  youthful  soul 
The  God  of  love  to  fear. 

')    Father  of  Heav'n,  my  mother's  God  ! 

Before  thy  blissful  seat, 
Among  the  glorious  heirs  of  light, 

.May  I  that  mother  meet. 

Q   There  may  I  see  her  happy  face, 
And  hear  her  gentle  voice  ; 
And.  i;ladden'd  by  thy  Smiling  rays, 

Through  endless  years  rejoice. 

Miss  B r. 

103        KinfshriiUc,  Windham,  Quito.  L.  M. 

The  Widow  uinl   Fatherless. 

1   O  Thou  that  ;irt  the  widow's  God, 
\  leather  to  the  fatherless, 

We  bow  beneath  thy  chastening  rod 
This  hour  of  conflict  and  distress. 


96  DEATH. 

2  Parent  and  husband  thou  hast  borne 

In  silence  to  the  op'ning  tomb ; 
Pity  the  lov'd  ones,  Lord,  that  mourn, 
Whose  spirits  now  are  filled  with  gloom. 

3  We  plead  for  those  bow'd  down  with  grief, 

Members  of  this  maternal  band ; 
Where  shall  we  go  to  seek  relief, 
But  to  thy  kind,  indulgent  hand  ? 

4  The  hand  that  chastens  us  can  heal, 

O  God  of  faithfulness  and  love ! 
In  mercy  now  thy  grace  reveal, 
A  Father's  loving  kindness  prove. 

5  O  thou  that  art  the  widow's  God, 

A  father  to  the  fatherless, 
Now  hearken  from  thy  high  abode, 
And  deign  to  answer  us  in  peace. 

}04L  Duke-street,  Gratitude.  L.  M. 

The  Widow's  God. 

1  The  widow  and  the  fatherless 
Who  ciy  to  heaven  in  their  distress, 
Shall  find  a  hand  for  ever  near, 

To  wipe  away  each  sorrowing  tear. 

2  Rich  promises  are  kindly  giv'n, 
To  humble  souls  by  sorrow  riv'n  ; 
Our  God  upholds  them  by  his  care, 
And  hearkens  to  then*  tender  prayer. 


1  I  let  thy  \s  idows  trust  in  me : 
Thj  fatherless  no  want  shall  see; 
For  none  who  ever  trust  in  ( tod, 
Shnll  find  a  desolate  abode." 

4  1  [ere  to  the  stricken  ones,  ( I  Lord, 
Thy  consolations  dow  afford  ; 

Be  thou  their  Husband,  Parenti  Friend, 
Till  all  life's  pilgrimage  shall  end. 

1  0.7  Wimhnr.  Dnnihr.  Q.  M. 

For  :i     I>yini(   Child. 

i    M  ^  heav'nlv  Father,  1  confess 

That  all  thy  Wayi  are  just  : 

Although  T  faint  with  sore  distress, 
A  ml  now  draw  near  the  dust. 

5  Sow  soon  my  little  strength  has  fled' 

My  lite  will  soon  be  pari  : 

( I  -mile  upon  my  dying  bed, 

And  love  me  to  tlie  last 

3  Once  did  the  blessed  Sarionr  ay, 

"  Let  little  children  come  :" 

On  this  kind  word  I  would  rely. 
Since  I  am  going  home. 

4  O  take  this  guilty  sonl  of  mine, 

That  now  will  soon  be  gone, 
And  wash  it  clean,  and  make  it  shine 
With  heavTlv  garments  on. 
9 


98  CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

5  Be  pleased  to  grant  an  easy  death, 

If  'tis  thy  holy  will ; 
And  bid  the  struggles  of  my  breath 
And  all  my  pains  be  still. 

6  My  heav'nly  Father,  hear  my  prayer, 

Accept  my  feeble  praise  ; 
And  let  me  quickly  meet  thee  where 
A  nobler  song  I'll  raise ;        Am.  Tr.  Soc 


CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 


10G  Repose,  Quito,  Kingsbridge.  L.  M. 

Submission  under  the  £<oss  of  Friends. 

1  The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 

The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  his  own  children  fall  around, 
When  tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious,  murm'ring  thought, 

Should  with  our  moving  passions  blend, 
Nor  would  our  bleeding  hearts  forget, 
Th'  Almighty,  ever-living  Friend. 


t  OlfSOL  1T10W  in    ITVXICTIOIf.  99 

3  Beneath  a  imin'rniis  train  <>f  ills, 
Our  mortal  bodies  Boon  must  tail, 

Y et  shall  iiur  hope  in  tin-.*,  our  God, 

( >Yr  every  gloomy  fear  prevail. 
1  Our  Father,  God,  to  thee  we  look, 

(  hir  Koek,  our  Portion,  and  OUT  Friend. 
And  OB  thy  cov'uaut  tove  and  truth, 

( )ur  BJnking  spirits  shall  depend* 

Scott. 

107  Dundt^  Barby,  Chester,  Hemeinbrann.  | 
K<  mi^iiii  lion    in  Affliction**. 

1  It  is  die  Lord;  my  soul  be  still. 

And  how  before  the  throne  : 

O  lot  mo  now  >ul)missivo  feel, 
And  sty,  "Thy  will  be  done." 

2  It  is  tin*  Lord,  whose  chasfning  hand 

I  1  Lfl  lill'd  the  cup  of  wo  : 
Tim  shaft  of  death,  by  his  command, 
Has  struck  the  fetal  Mow. 

3  It  is  the  Lord,  who  kindly  gave, 

That  takes  the  gifl  away  ; 
'Tis  sin  that  dooms  us  to  die  grave, 
In  his  appointed  way. 

4  It  is  the  Lord,  and  he  is  good. 

Unchangeably  the  same  ; 
Though  Borrow  rises  like  a  flood 
I'll  bless  his  holy  name. 


100        CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

J 08  "Parting  Soul,"  Dismission.      8's,  7's. 

"  Thy  Will  be  Done," 

1  Jesfs,  while  our  hearts  are  bleeding, 

O'er  the  spoils  that  death  has  won, 
Let  us,  at  this  solemn  meeting, 
Calmly  say,  "  Thy  will  be  done." 

2  Though  cast  down,  we're  not  forsaken, 

Though  afflicted,  not  alone  ; 
Thou  didst  give,  and  thou  hast  taken  ; 
Blessed  Lord,  thy  will  be  done. 

3  Fill  us  now  with  deep  contrition  ; 

Take  away  these  hearts  of  stone ; 
While  we  all,  with  true  submission, 
Meekly  say,  thy  will  be  done. 

4  Though  to-day  we're  fill'd  with  mourning, 

Mercy  still  is  on  the  throne. 
With  thy  smiles  of  love  returning, 
We  can  sing,  thy  will  be  done. 

5  To  thine  arms  the  child  was  given : 

Thou  hast  taken  but  thine  own ; 
Lord  of  earth,  and  God  of  heaven, 
Evermore  thy  will  be  done 


0OVS61  \n.»N  in    MKiiiTiON.       10] 

1  09  *"rr*,  Quito,  Kinitrbridqc.  L.   M. 

Why  Weep  for  Oepnrlrd  NninlM  f 

1  Why  weep  for  those,  [rail  child  of  wo. 

Who've  fled,  and  left  thee  sorrowing 

Triumphant  o'er  their  latent  foe, 

They  gfory  in  a  brighter  sphere. 

2  Why  weep  ihr  diem  ?  beside  thee  now 

Perhaps  they   watch  with    guardian 

care  : 
Witness  thy  tears  that  freely  flow, 
While  the  if  the  hliss  of  angels  share 

3  Or  round  their  Father's  throne  iihow. 

With    raptured  voice   his   praise   they 
sing; 
Or  on  In-  messages  of  love 

They  journey  with  unwearied  wing. 

4  Thry  weep  no  more:   \\n  \v  voice*  rai84 

The  soni:  of  triumph  high  to  God  : 

And  wouMm  thou  join  their  BODffof  praise 
Walk  humbly  in  die  paths  they  trod. 

Anon 

110      '"  f-'triit  <■  /  Dtviris."  S's?  7's. 

For    a    Sinter    .llouming    Che    E|#«l   of  u 
Child. 

1  Hast  thou  lost  i  child  meal  precious  1 

Tis  thy  Father  brimji  thee  low  : 
9* 


102        CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

'Mid  th'  affliction  he  is  gracious, 
Pitying  while  he  deals  the  blow  : 

Sister,  lift  thine  eye  above  thee ; 
'Tis  from  thence  the  rod  descends  : 

He  must  chasten,  if  he  love  thee  : 
Kiss  the  hand  that  is  a  Friend's. 

2  He  would  bring  the  wand'rer  near  him, 

Cause  the  contrite  tear  to  flow : 
Take  the  draught,  and  love  and  fear  him, 

Though  the  cup  be  fill'd  with  wo : 
We  can  only  share  thy  sadness, 

Mingling  sighs  and  tears  with  thine ; 
He  can  give  celestial  gladness, 

Quench  the  fire,  and  yet  refine. 

3  O  there  is  no  cross,  no  fetter, 

While  we  bear  the  yoke  of  love  : 
Crushing  makes  the  fragrance  sweeter ; 

Sorrows  point  to  rest  above. 
Drooping  mourner,  canst  thou  languish 

Near  the  great  Consoler's  feet  ? 
He  can  give  thee  joy  for  anguish ; 

Seek  him  at  the  mercy-seat. 

Ill         "Happy  Soul,"  "Love  DivineV     8's,  7's. 
Weep  not  for  the  Departed. 

1  O  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 
O'er  the  grave  of  those  ye  love ; 


COffSOLATlOH  IK    kVFUCTIOIT.       I#3 

Pain  and  rtoathj  and  night  Mid  align 

Enter  not  the  world  above. 

2  While  in  darkness  ye  arc  Straying, 

Lonely  in  die  deep'ning  shade, 

3  'a  brightest  beams  arc  playing 
Round  th'  immortal  spirit's  head. 

3  Light  and  peace  at  oner  deriving 

From  the  hand  of  God  most  high; 
In  his  glorious  presence  living, 
They  shall  never,  never  die*       coiner. 

\  J  ^J  Aylesbury,  Clnpion,  DoMT.  S.  M. 

Affliction    HltBMetL 

1  How  tender  is  thy  hand, 

( )  thou  beloved  Lord  ! 
Aiflictions  come,  at  thy  command, 

And  leave  us  at  thy  word. 

2  How  gentle  was  the  rod 

That  chasten'd  us  for  sin  ! 

How  soon  wo  found  a  smiling  God 

Where  drop  distress  had  been! 

3  A  Father's  hand  we  felt. 

A  Father's  heart  we  knew; 
'Mid  tears  of  penitence  we  knelt. 

And  found  his  WOld  was  true. 


104        CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

4  We  told  him  all  our  grief; 

We  thought  of  Jesus'  love  : 

A  sense  of  pardon  brought  relief, 

And  bade  our  pangs  remove. 

5  Now  we  will  bless  the  Lord, 

And  in  his  strength  confide  : 
For  ever  be  his  name  ador'd, 
For  there  is  none  beside. 

113         Clapton,  Watchman,  Shir  land.  S.  M. 

Afflictions    Profitable. 

1  Sweet  fruits  afflictions  bring ; 

Like  those  on  Aaron's  rod ; 
They  bud  and  bloom  divinely  fair, 
Which  proves  them  sent  of  God. 

2  He  takes  the  rod  in  hand, 

With  pity  in  his  heart, 
That  ever}^  stroke  his  children  feel, 
May  quick' ning  grace  impart. 

3  Those  blessings  in  disguise 

CompeDsate  all  our  pain  ; 
Our  losses,  crosses,  groans,  and  tears, 
We  count  them  all  but  gain. 

4  Faith  finds  each  promise  sure  ; 

Hope  looks  within  the  veil ; 
Love  bears  the  discipline  divine, 
And  cleaves  to  Jesus  still. 


■■!.  \TI.)N    IN     \ITIH     I  ION.  105 

B  Thus  by  tin*  ( tod 

( )ur  everlasting  Friend, 
( )ur  i  haaliiomontu  tod  Borrows  here 
Will  loon  in  glory  and.  Dften. 

|    |  runumhranct,  Peterborough.  CM. 

Joy    in    <<m!. 

i   ( I  Lohp,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 

An<l  on  thy  care  depend  ; 

To  thee  in  aveiy  trouble  flee, 

My  beat,  my  only  friend. 

2  Whm  sill  created  Btreamfl  are  dri'd, 

Thy  faUneai  is  the  same ; 
May  I  with  this  be  satisfi'd, 

And  dory  in  thy  name 

3  Why  Bhonld  the  aoo]  a  drop  bemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near  I 

\  fountain  which  will  ever  run 
With  wa:  and  clear. 

I   No  g 1  in  creatures  can  be  found, 

Bui  may  be  bund  in  thee ; 
I  must  have  all  things  and  abouna, 
While  ( Sod  is  ( ted  to  me. 

5  O  Lord,  I  cast  my  care  on  thee, 
I  triumph  and  adore  ; 
Henceforth  my  great  concern  shall  be 
To  love  and  please  thee  more. 

Dr.  Ryland. 


106        CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

1  1 «5      Dunchurck,  Barby,  Remembrance.       CM. 
Submission. 

1  O  Lord,  my  best  desires  fulfill, 

And  help  me  to  resign 
Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  thy  will, 
And  make  thy  pleasures  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command  ? 

Thy  love  forbids  my  fears ; 
Why  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  ? 

3  No,  let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize  to  thee  : 
Thou  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 
Or  wilt  withhold  from  me. 

4  Thy  favor,  all  my  journey  through, 

Shall  be  my  rich  supply ; 
What  more  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 

Let  wisdom  still  deny.     Cowper  (S.  Lyr.) 

116  Retirement,  River ston.  C.  M.  D. 

"  They  that  sow  in  tears  shall   reap  in 
Joy." 

1  There  is  an  hour  of  hallow'd  peace 
For  those  with  care  oppress'd ; 
When  sighs  and  sorrowing  tears  shall 
cease, 
And  all  be  hush'd  to  rest. 


CONSOLATION   IN   AKU.K  TI09.         107 

Tin  then  the  soul  is   freed  from  fours 

And  doubts  1 1  i;it  bere  annoy  ; 
Then  they  that  oft  have  sown  in  tears, 

Shall  reap  again  In  joy. 

2  There  is  an  hour  of  tweet  repose, 

When  storms  assail  no  more; 

The  stream  of  endless  pleasure  flows 

( )n  that  celestial  shore  : 
There  purity  witli  lore  appears, 

And  bliss  without  alloy  ; 
There  they  that  oft  have  sown  in  tears, 

Shall  reap  eternal  joy.  Tappan. 

117  Barby,  Dunchurck,  Dundee.  CM. 

The  Request. 

1   FATHER,  whateYr  of  earthly  bliss 
Thy  sovereign  will  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace 
Let  this  petition  rise  : 

•  mo  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 
From  every  murmur  free  : 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  lire  to  thee. 

3  "Let  the  sweet  hope  that  I  am  thine. 

My  life  and  death  attend; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 
And  CTOwn  my  journey's  end." 


108  MISCELLANEOUS 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


118  Plcyel's  Hymn,  Martyn.  ^'s. 

Prayer  and  Praise. 

1  Prayer  and  praise  together  giv'n 
To  address  the  throne  of  heav'n, 
Both  alike  the  heart  require, 
Kindled  by  celestial  fire. 

2  Prayer  in  supplication  bends, 
Praise  on  cheerful  wing  ascends; 
Prayer  confesses  and  implores, 
Praise  rejoices  and  adores  : 

3  Prayer,  while  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
Stills  the  tempest  of  the  soul; 
Praise,  while  blessings  round  us  throng, 
Cheers  the  heart  and  tunes  the  tongue. 

4  Prayer,  in  danger,  toil,  and  strife — 
Prayer,  when  want  imbitters  life, 
Or  when  sin  and  guilt  oppress, 
Hushes  every  thought  to  peace. 


■181  BLI  \m  ous.  LOfl 

f)  Praise  in  every  ><t •  nc  can  find 
Subject!  for  ■  thankful  mind : 
Bright  perfections  t«>  employ — 
Sweetest  themes  of  hot)  Joj  , 

G  Lei  as  then,  while  life  remains, 
Pilled  with  pleasures  of  with  pain.-. 
Fix  wiih  faith  our  upward  Lr;t/.<\ 
In  the  work  of  prayer  and  praise. 

110  Birmingham,  Solitude.  8's. 

In  Dnrkno*«. 

1   How  tedious  and  tasteless  thi4  hours, 
When  Jesus  no  longer  f  see  ! 

The  woodlands,  tho  fields,  and  the  flow'rs, 

I  [ave  lost  all  their  sweetness  to  mo  ! 
Hi-  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 

And  softer  than  music  his  voice; 
His  presence  can  banish  my  ulooin, 
And  hid  all  within  me  rejoice* 

•J    Hear  Lord!   if  indeed  thou  art  mine — 
And  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song — 
Say  why  do  I  languish  and  pine  I 

And  why  are  my  winters  so  long? 
O  drive  these  dull  clouds  from  the  sky, 
Thy  soul-cheering'  presence  restore: 
Or  bid  me  soar  upward  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  storms  are  no  more. 

Newton. 
10 


110  MISCELLANEOUS. 


130  Home,  Missionary  Hymn.  7's,  6's.  Peculiar. 

1  In  darkness  aud  temptation, 

In  sorrow  and  in  fear, 
O  God  of  our  salvation 

Be  thou  for  ever  near : 
Compassionate  our  blindness, 

Commiserate  our  grief, 
And  in  thy  loving  kindness, 

Appear  for  our  relief. 

2  How  weak  in  each  endeavor 

To  find  sweet  peace  of  heart ! 
No  earthly  friend  can  ever 

This  heavenly  gift  impart ; 
But  Jesus,  thy  rich  merit 

Unto  our  souls  display, 
A.nd  grant  us  thy  good  Spirit 

To  guide  us  on  our  way. 

3  Do  thou  our  souls  enlighten, 

Sweet  rays  of  comfort  bring, 
Till  every  thought  shall  brighten 

On  contemplation's  wing ; 
Till  thy  return  we  languish, 

In  darkness  and  in  fear ; 
O  dissipate  our  anguish, 

And  eveiy  bosom  cheer. 


KISCKLLAlfBO  111 

1  *£  1    "  B  *fc  "/  dgm,"   Xurcmburgh,    7's.  C  lines 
Hi  dilation. 

i   Cheistiaji,  would'st  thou  know  the  Joy 
Pore  religion  can  impart  ? 

Lei  her  truths  thy  mind  employ, 
Lei  then  fix  thy  roving  heart — 

Till  her  radiance  round  thee  shine, 
With  an  intlueuco  all  divine. 

2  Think  who  fills  a  Father's  throne  ; 

How  in  righteousness  he  reigns; 
What  perfections  he  hath  shown; 
Sow  unchangeable  remain- 1 

Countless  worlds  proclaim  ins  power, 
And  his  glonOUfl  name  adore. 

3  Think  of  all  that  heavenly  grace, 

Which  in  Christ,  tli.'  Lord,  appears. 
Till  the  vision  of  his  ficr. 

\  celestial  glory  wears ; 
While  the  eye  of  faith  may  view 
Wonders  still  for  ever  now. 

4  Think  upon  that  Spirit  pure. 

Who  the  love  of  Cod  reveals; 
Shows  the  promise  ever  -ure. 

And,  within,  his  witness  seals 
Think  upon  his  haflow'd  name, 
Till  his  love  thy  soul  inflame. 


112  MISCELLANEOUS. 

5  God  is  holy,  just,  and  good ; 

Thou  art  sinful,  weak,  and  vile  , 
Blessings  by  his  hand  bestow'd, 

Round  thy  habitation  smile  : 
These  should  charm  thy  heart  to  love — 
These  should  fix  thy  thoughts  above. 

6  Dost  thou  now  in  sadness  mourn, 

And  the  tear  of  anguish  shed? 
Child  of  hope,  to  God  return ; 

Lift  on  high  thy  drooping  head : 
Rays  celestial  round  thee  shine — 
Heaven  and  all  its  joys  are  thine  ! 

1Q£}  Spring,  Remembrance.  CM. 

Spring    Spiritualized. 

1  At  length  the  opening  spring  has  come, 

How  joyous  is  the  scene  ! 
The  air  is  fill'd  with  rich  perfume ; 
The  fields  are  dressed  in  green. 

2  I  see  my  Saviour,  from  on  high, 

Break  through  the  clouds  and  shine ; 
No  creature  now  more  blest  than  1, 
No  heart  more  glad  than  mine. 

3  Thy  word  bids  all  my  hopes  revive, 

It  overcomes  my  foes ; 
It  makes  my  drooping  graces  thrive, 
And  blossom  like  the  rose , 


HI8<  1.1. 1.  \M.()US.  1  13 

Thus,  Liord,  i  monument  I  stand 

<  m'  what  thy  grace  can  do ; 
Still  guide  me  with  thy  gentle  hand. 

Thy  i  seasons  through* 


1  *£lt  r<  KclircmcJit.  (J.  If. 

.\niiu'   of  JrtiiM. 

i    How  Bweel  the  name  of  .Jesus  sounds 
Id  a  believer's  ear ! 

It  BOOthefl  his  80IT0W8,  heal-  bis  wounds, 
Ainl  drives  away  his  tear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 
:1ms  the  troubled  bre 
TRs  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary  n 

?,  Weak  i-  the  effort  of  my  heart. 

And  cnld  my  wannest  thought: 

But,  when  I  see  thee  as  thou,  art, 

I'll  praise  thee  as  I  ought. 

4  Till  then,  I  would  thy  love  proclaim, 
With  every  fleeting  breath  : 
\nd  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  bouI  in  death. 

10* 


114  MISCELLANEOUS. 

12-4  Vxbridge.  Quito,  Repose.  L.  M. 

Communion    Desired. 

1  O  that  I  could  for  ever  dwell, 

With  Mary,  at  my  Saviour's  feet, 
And  view  the  form  I  love  so  well, 
And  all  his  tender  words  repeat; 

2  The  world  shut  out  from  all  my  view, 

And  heav'n  brought  in  with  all  its  bliss, 
Oh.  is  there  aught,  from  pole  to  pole, 
One  moment  to  compare  with  this  ? 

3  This  is  the  hidden  life  I  prize, 

A  life  of  penitential  love  : 
When  most  my  follies  I  despise, 

And  raise  the  highest  thoughts  above, 

4  When  all  I  am  I  clearly  see. 

And  freely  own  with  deepest  shame. 
When  the  Redeemer's  love  to  me, 
Kindles  within  a  deathless  flame. 

5  Thus  would  I  live  till  nature  fail, 

And  all  my  former  sins  forsake  ; 
Then  raise  to  God  within  the  veil, 
And  of  eternal  joys  partake. 


115 

\*£*i         Wimdaor  xtrition.         CM 

IN  nitt  ui<  . 

1  < )  tbod  whose  tender  mercy  I 
'a  humble  cry  : 
» 
'a  weeping  • 

W  before  thy  throne  of  gr;i 
V  wretched  wanderer  mourn  : 
I  list  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face! 
I  [aflt  tliou  not  said — return  ? 

3  And  shall  my  niilty  fears  prevail, 

from  thy  iV 

I  not  this    ;  re  fail. 

This  only  safe  retr- 

4  Absent  from  thee,  my  sruide.  my  light. 

Without  one  cheering  ray, 
Through  ad  gloomy : 

Hoy. 

5  <  »  -nine  on  this  benighted  heart. 

With  beai  y  shine  : 

And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joy  a  divine. 

Bfc* 


116  MISCELLANEOUS. 

126  Dundee,  Barby,  Dunkirk.  CM. 

Quickening  Grace. 

1  O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God, 

A  calm  and  heavenly  frame ; 

And  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

2  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoy'd  ! 

How  sweet  their  menrry  still! 
But  they  have  left  a  cheerless  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

3  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return, 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 

4  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

5  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame  : 

So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

Cowper. 


«•<    I   1.1. \M DU3.  1  1? 

1  *£7  ":'h.  IT.  M 

1><  —•  i t  i ii i;  c Ik*   PffMMf  of  Chriwt. 

1  Cons,  my  Redeemer,  comet 

And  deign  to  dwell  with  mo  ; 

( )  make  my  heart  thy  home, 

Ami  bid  thy  rivals  flee  : 

Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
Vnd  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

0  Why  should  the  world  presume 
To  occupy  thy  throne  ? 
Come,  and  thy  right  assume — 
I  would  be  thine  alone  : 

Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 

And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

3  Exert  thy  mighty  power, 

And  banish  all  my  sin ; 
In  this  auspicious  hour, 
Bring  all  thy  graces  in : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 

And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

4  Rule  thou  in  every  thought 

And  passion  of  my  soul. 
Till  all  pay  powers  are  brought 

Beneath  thy  full  control : 
Come,  iuv  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  mako  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 


118  MISCELLANEOUS. 

5  Then  shall  my  days  be  thine, 
And  all  my  heart  be  love, 
And  joy  and  peace  be  mine, 
Such  as  are  known  above  : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

R. 

5.^28         New  Cambridge,  Peterborough.  CM. 

Oospel  Blessings. 

1  Blest  are  the  souls  that  hear  and  know 

The  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up, 

Through  their  Redeemer's  name  ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope, 
Nor  Satan  dares  condemn. 

3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 

Strength  and  salvation  gives  ; 
Israel,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns, 

Thy  God  for  ever  lives.  Watts. 

1  HQ  Clapton,  St.  Thomas,  Dover.  S.  M. 

Prayer  for  nil  Lands. 

1  O  Lord  of  sovereign  grace, 
We  bow  before  thy  throne, 
And  plead,  for  all  the  human  race, 
The  merits  of  thy  Son. 


Kit<  !  li.  \m  ous.  1 L9 

2  Spread  through  the  earth)  <>  Lord, 
The  kiiuw  Ledge  of  thy  wnj  - ; 

And  le|  all  land.-,  with  joy  ivmrd 

Etedeemer'a  pi 
1  JIO  8,  M 

Tin*   Sjiiim    *ubj<rt. 

1    Tuv  naiiif.  Almighty  Lord, 

Shall  sound  through  distant  lands: 

it  ii  thy  grace,  and  Bore  thy  word, 

Thy  truth  for  over  stands. 

e  Par  be  thine  honors  spread. 
And  long  thy  praise  endure, 
Till  morning  light  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more.        watt*. 

131  Aithlone.  CM. 

Prnyir  for  n    Dying   World. 

i  (Jon  of  the  nations,  how  thine  ear, 
And  list «•  ii  to  our  fervent  prayer, 

Through  thy  beloved  Son  : 
Build  ap  the  kingdom  of  his  grace 
Amid  the  millions  of  our  i 

And  make  thy  wonders  known. 

^  Send  forth  the  heralds  in  his  name, 
Bid  them  a  Saviour's  love  proclaim 
With  every  fleeting  breath; 


120  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Till  every  land  shall  hear  the  sound. 
And  send  the  joyful  echoes  round 
Amid  the  shades  of  death. 

3  O  let  the  nations  rise  and  bring 
Their  offerings  to  th'  Almighty  King, 

And  trust  in  him  alone ; 
Renounce  their  idols,  and  adore 
The  God  of  gods  for  evermore, 

Upon  his  lofty  throne. 

4  The  dying  millions  then  shall  prove 
The  matchless  power  of  bleeding  love, 

And  feel  their  sins  forgiv'n  ; 
Shall  join  the  convert's  joyful  throng, 
And  raise  on  high  redemption's  song, 

Along  the  path  to  heav'n. 

13«  Missionary  Hymn,  Romain.  7's,  6's.  Peculiar 
Departure  of  a  missionary. 

1  Go,  for  the  Master  calls  thee, 

Shed  not  one  bitter  tear ; 
No  bondage  hard  inthralls  thee, 

Nor  hast  thou  aught  to  fear  : 
To  Him  we  now  commend  thee 

Who  rules  above  the  skies ; 
His  blessing  will  attend  thee 

Where'er  thy  pathway  lies. 


mtCELLAlfEOUS.  121 

9  ( Jo.  in  the  midst  of  dangers 

Declare  i  Savmur's  lore  ; 
Till  list'ning  heathen  strangers 

1 1  ia  witting  subjects  proi  e  : 
Till  many  a  crowd  assembling 

Shall  hearken  to  his  voice  ; 
Confess  their  guilt  with  trembling 

And  in  his  name  rejoice. 
.  t«>r  the  Master  calls  thee 

Far  from  thy  native  home ; 

Whatever  there  befalls  thee, 

Whatever  ills  may  come. 

He  is  thy  Strong  salvation  ; 

lli<  presence  thou  shalt  share  ; 
1  Ie'll  hear  thy  supplication  : 

( )ur  God  will  answer  prayer. 

1  lilt         Ortonvilk,  Palermo,  Fountain.  C.  M 

Dtitit'M   to    Ui«.»ioniiry   Children. 

1  In  the  wide  realms  of  pagan  night 

The  parents  wander  tar. 
To  bid  the  heathen  hail  the  blight, 
The  glorious  morning  star. 

2  To  us  their  children  they  resign, 

With  many  a  starting  tear; 

And  shall  we  not  in  love  combine 
To  bid  mem  welcome  here  ? 

11 


122  MISCELLANEOUS. 

3  And  shall  we  not  with  glowing  zeal 

Rich  comforts  still  impart, 
To  those  who  now,  like  orphans,  feel 
Sad  loneliness  of  heart  ? 

4  O  let  us,  with  parental  love, 

Their  every  want  supply, 
And  train  them  for  the  realms  above, 
With  influence  from  on  high. 

5  'Twere  but  an  act  of  duty  done 

To  those  of  precious  name, 
Who  have  as  faithful  heralds  gone 
The  gospel  to  proclaim.  9 

131  Moravian,  Retirement.  C.  M.  D. 

Children  of  Missionaries  Adopted. 

1  Ye  children  of  a  favored  band 

Committed  to  our  care, 
Whose  parents  in  a  heathen  land 

Are  laboring  afar, 
Come  to  our  arms  in  filial  love, 

And  at  our  homes  reside  ; 
And  we  will  gladly  seek  to  prove 

What  kindness  can  provide. 

2  It  were  no  charity  to  give 

While  feelings  thus  entwine, 
Nor  base  dependence  to  receive 
While  hearts  in  love  combine : 


KUK  i  i.i.  UflQI  I.  k&3 

We'll  cherish  you  with  constant  care, 

Embrace  you  ss  our  own  ; 
And  bring  you,  in  the  arms  of  prayer, 
or  Father's  throne. 

]«{«">  nlmuT*  Inj  Mountain.*."  V  - 

I  In    Morra. 

1  How  fierce  the  lightning  blazes! 

[  hear  the  thunder's  roar  ; 
1  [ark,  how  tlic  wind  arise*] 

While  clouds  their  waters  pour! 
Hut  in  the  Lord  confiding, 

(  )ur  souls  fdel  no  alarm, 

Par  he  himself  is  riding 
Upoq  the  angry  storm. 

2  The  lightnings  arc  his  arrows, 

The  thunders  arc  his  voice  ; 

Yet  e'en  the  feeblest  sparrows 
May  safe  in  him  rejoice. 

The  clouds,  and  winds,  and  waters. 

(  Hbey  his  sovereign  word  ; 

Let  /ion's  sons  and  dan-1 

Adore  th'  AlmLhty  Lord. 

3  When  lightnings  red  are  streaking, 

A  Father's  arm  is  hared ; 

When  thunders  loud  are  speaking, 
A  Father's  voice  is  heard  : 


124  MISCELLANEOUS. 

The  foes  that  flee  before  him- 

Can  never  feel  his  grace  ; 
"While  children  that  adore  himv 

Shall  see  his  smiling  face 

136  Reading,  Chester.  C.M. 

JLiglit  of  God's  Countenance. 

1  My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 

The  life  of  my  delights ; 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades,  if  thou  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun ; 
Thou  art  my  soul's  bright  morning  star 
And  thou  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  op'ning  heav'ns  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
When  Jesus  shows  his  mercy  mine, 
And  whispers  I  am  his. 

1  3  T  "  From  Greenland's  Icy  Mountains."  7's,  6*S4 

Human  Frailty* 

PSALM    39. 

I  O  what  is  earthly  pleasure, 

Compar'd  with  thy  rich  grace  ! 
Lord,  teach  me  how  to  measure 
The  remnant  of  my  days , 


Mis*  1 1 1,  \m  <»i  • .  mi 

I  low  brief  m  my  existence, 

I  [ow  trail  a  1 1 1  i 1 1 ul  ll  man  ; 

And  gran!  me  thine  nosintnnco, 
'I'd  -  feeble  fife  to  scan* 

'J  I l«>\v  Nimi  the  hours  of  g)adi 
Thai  eheer  us  on  our  way, 
Are  changM  to  -loom  and  Badness, 
<  >r  BlPd  with  deep  ctismaj  ! 

Man,  in  his  best  condition, 
h  \  niity  and  dust  : 

:  past  the  fleeting  vision, 
Then  he  gives  np  the  ;;h<>st. 

,"»  Earth's  treasures  quickly  leave  as, 

Its  honors  ne'er  endure  ; 
Its  pleasures  hut  deceive  us. 

Its  hopes  are  insecure  : 
But,  Lord,  while  time  so  fleeting 

1-  BlPd  with  many  a  Buare, 
M\  soul  on  thee  is  waiting — 

m  trust  thy  guardian  care. 

1  *  J  S   Remembrance,  Nctc  Cambridge,  Peter-    C.  M. 
bori 
"  Wnlch  anil    Pray." 
1    THI  Saviour  bids  US  watch  and  pray, 

Through  life's  brief,  fleeting  hour, 
And  gives  the  Spirit's  quick'ning  ray 
To  those  who  seek  its  power. 

11* 


126  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  The  Saviour  bids  us  watch  and  pray, 

Maintain  a  warrior's  strife  ; 
O  Christian  !  hear  his  voice  to-day, 
Obedience  is  your  life. 

3  The  Saviour  bids  us  watch  and  pray, 

For  soon  the  hour  will  come 
That  calls  us  from  the  earth  away, 
To  our  eternal  home. 

4  The  Saviour  bids  us  watch  and  pray, 

O  hear  the  Shepherd's  voice  ! 
And  follow  where  he  leads  the  way, 
To  heav'n's  eternal  joys. 

139         St-  Thomas,  Dover,  Watchman.  S.  M. 

The  Christian  Warfare. 

1  My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard, 

Ten  thousand  foes  arise ; 
The  hosts  of  sin  are  pressing  hard 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  O  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray, 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er ; 
Renew  it  boldly  day  by  day, 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Ne'er  think  the  vict'iy  won, 

Nor  lay  thy  armor  down  ; 
Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done 
Till  thou  obtain  thy  crown.         Heath. 


Mi-i  ELL  \h\  «>i  g,  127 

1    10  lhoma*.ShirUi7i,l.  S.  M 

<  hilri'M   Birth    Din  . 

l  Thf.  natal  day  baa  come 
i  beloved  child ; 
Ami  ta  its  heart  in  youthful  bloom 
To  Odd  unreconciled  .' 

we  bear  b 
deepening  stains  of  sin  ? 
(  I  Lamb  of  God,  we  look  to  thee 
deanae  the  soul  within. 

3  ( >h.  for  converting  _ 

That  spirit  tO  subdue. 

we  within  tliis  hallow'd  place 
( kit  fervent  prayers  renew* 

4  The  covenai  I 

In  all  things  ordered  well : 
But  we,  so  faithless,  bo  impure, 

( )ur  Tears  to  thee  would  tell. 

.")  Forgive  us  in  thy  love. 

And  hearken  to  OUT  erv  I 
Now  send  deUVrance  from  above 
And  brine  salvation  nigh. 


128  MISCELLANEOUS. 

14:1  Remembrance,  Peterborough.  CM. 

A  Birth  Day. 

1  Swift  as  the  winged  arrow  flies, 

My  time  is  hastening  tm  ; 

Quick  as  the  lightning  from  the  skies, 
My  wasting  moments  run. 

2  My  follies  past,  O  God,  forgive, 

My  every  sin  subdue  ; 
And  teach  me  henceforth  how  to  live, 
With  glory  in  my  view. 

3  'Twere  better  I  had  not  been  born, 

Than  live  without  thy  fear ; 
For  they  are  wretched  and  forlorn, 
Who  have  their  portion  here. 

4  But  thanks  to  thine  unbounded  grace, 

That  in  my  early  youth, 
I  have  been  taught  to  seek  thy  face, 
And  know  the  way  of  truth. 

5  O  let  thy  spirit  lead  me  still, 

Along  the  happy  road  : 
Conform  me  to  thy  holy  will, 
My  Fathei  and  my  God. 

C  Another  year  of  life  is  past ; 
My  heart  to  thee  incline, 
That  if  this  year  should  be  my  last, 
Jt  may  be  wholly  thine.  Anon. 


MIX    1 .1.I.WK.OUS.  1  9  I 

|    |  V£  Ihike-street.  L.  M 

'I'hr  Rfow   Vrar. 
1     L#0  i.  what  hast  thou  done 

Thy  tender  offspring  to  improve  ! 
What,  through  the  year  whose  course 
run, 

To  w  in  them  to  a  Saviour's  low  ' 

j  Him  kind  instruction  been  distuTd, 

From    morning'i   dawn    till  evening's 
■hade  ? 

Were  boon  of  relaxation  fiU'd 

With  M  fat  ne'er  betray'd  ! 

3  }]■[-  discipline  held  fast  the  rein, 

With  prudent,  firm,  yet  gentle  hand, 
Those  infant  vices  to  restrain, 
That  sought  thy  counsel  to  withstand  ? 

4  And  hast  thou  thine  own  weakness  felt, 

Thy  constant  Deed  of  help  divine  ? 

And  when  in  secret  thou  hast  knelt. 
Has  faith  declar'd  each  promise  thine  ! 

')   Hast  thou  besought  the  Lord  to  bring 
Thy  tepder  offspring  to  his  feet  1 

That   they   might  own   their  Sovereign 
Kin,'. 
Confessing  that  his  love  is  great? 


136  MISCELLANEOUS. 

6  Hast  felt  that  they  were  not  too  young 

His  pard'ning  mercy  to  receive, 
And  mingle  in  the  convert's  song  ? 

And  feeling,  could'st  thou  still  believe  ! 

7  Look  back,  my  soul,  impartial  trace 

The  scenes  of  the  departed  year ; 
Implore  forgiveness,  seek  for  grace, 
And  heaven  in  mercy  heed  thy  prayer. 

Mother's  Magazine. 

1  JL3     Tune. — "  They  hate  gone  to  the  land:' 

Education  of  Pious  Youth. 
FOR    THE    LAST    THURSDAY    IB   FEBRUARY. 

1  Wake,  mothers  of  Israel !  O  hasten  to 
plead 
For  the  spirit  of  grace  to  descend  ; 
The  word  has  gone  forth,  and  the  faith- 
ful have  need 
Of  your  prayers,  the  great  cause   to 
defend. 
Let  pure  clouds  of  incense  be  wafted  to 
heav'n, 
From  hearts  all  united  in  one, 
That  wisdom  and  grace  to  our  youth  may 
be  giv'n, 
And  strength  for  the  race  they  must 
run. 


ms<  i  ll  iheous.  131 

ience,  (  I  Spirit, 

prtsjide, 

\    ■  bo ncl  down  thy  heavenly  show' rs; 

Let  b  tendrils  abide, 

And  moisten  the  germs  and  the  flow'rs. 

lit  on 
these  halls, 
Bid  Shiloh's  pure  waters  be  there, 
the   tide   of  salvation,  surrounding 
rails, 
s  high  in  tip-  breeze    of  prayer. 

3  From   the  youth  of  ouv  country  shall 
armies  ai 

•  to  proclaim  ; 
(  >"'  r  the  land  and  the  BOSS  the  glad  mes- 
thal  flies, 
U  re-echo  Emmanuel's  nam". 
Wake,  mothers  in  [srael,  0  wrestle  and 
pray, 

incense  is  wafted  on  high  j 
For  tho  bands  that  in  faith  are  uplifted 

Shall  prevail  with  the  realmsof  the  sky. 
Mother's  Magazine. 

Ill      /'<'<-'  rinrcudon.      0.  M. 

Kcjoic-c  nvith   TmiMJIIfJ 

I   I  was  a  groveling  creature  once, 
Past  cleai  ing  to  the  earth, 


132  MISCELLANEOUS. 

And  wanted  spirit  to  renounce 
The  clod  that  gave  me  birth. 

2  But  God  has  breathed  upon  a  worm, 

And  sent  me  from  above, 
Wings,  such  as  clothe  an  angel's  form, 
The  wings  of  joy  and  love. 

3  With  these  to  Pisgah's  top  I  fly, 

And  there  delighted  stand, 

To  view  beneath  a  shining  sky, 

The  spacious  promis'd  land. 

4  The  Lord  of  all  the  vast  domain 

Hath  promis'd  it  to  me  ; 
The  length  and  breadth  of  all  the  plain. 
As  far  as  faith  can  see. 

5  O  from  this  glorious  privilege, 

Lord,  save  me,  or  I  fall ; 
Standing  upon  the  mountain's  edge. 
To  thee  for  help  I  call. 

6  Though  much  exalted  in  the  Lord, 

My  strength  is  not  my  own  ; 
Then  let  me  lean  upon  his  word, 

And  none  will  cast  me  down,     c-owper 

J  £5    Retirement,  Rochester,  Peterborough.      C.  M. 
The  Host  of  Cod  passing  into  Heaven. 

1   0>te  family  we  dwe]l  in  him, 
One  church  above,  beneath; 


mm  i  ii.  kiixoi  i«  133 

Though  now  divided  by  tin*  stream, 

The  narrow  stream  of  death. 
2   (  >ne  army  of  the  living  ( io»l, 

To  hi-  eommand  we  bow ; 

PttH  Of  the  host   have  eros-'d  the  flood, 
And  parr  arc  CTOflSing  now. 

;;  Ten  thousand  to  their  endless  homo, 

This  solemn  moment  fly  ; 

Ami  wo  are  to  the  margin  come. 

And  >oow  expect  to  die. 
i    Dear  Saviour,  be  oor  constant  guide, 

,.  when  the  word  i^  giv'n, 
Bid  death'-  cold  stream  and  flood  divide, 

And  land  OS  safe  in  heav'n. 

0.  Wesley. 

1    10  Solitude.  Frculiar. 

Heaven   Desired. 
1    0  ri'M)  me  the  wingl  of  a  QOVO, 
To  fly  from  these  region!  of  wo: 
My  hopes  and  my  joy-  are  above. 

And  thither  my  -pint  would  go. 

I  long  with  my  Saviour  to  pest, 
Beyond  the  assault  of  my  toes. 

And  lean  with  a  smile  on  hi-  breast  : 
No  pillow  can  yield  such  repose. 
12 


134  MISCELLANEOUS. 


2  How  pleased  and  how  blest  should  I  be 

To  gaze  on  his  beauteous  face  ; 
While  love  and  compassion  to  me 

Lend  every  expression  a  grace  : 
No  cloud  should  bewilder  my  sight, 

No  sigh  from  my  heart  should  arise ; 
But  fill'd  with  extatic  delight. 

All  tears  should  be  wiped  from  my  eyes. 

3  Ah,  then  I  should  cease  to  offend 

The  Saviour  I  love  and  adore  ; 
His  grace,  without  limit  or  end, 

Should  reign  in  my  heart  evermore. 
All  pure  as  the  angels  above, 

Each  thought  should  exult  in  his  name  ; 
Each  passion  resigned  to  his  love, 

With  rapture  his  praise  should  pro- 
claim. R. 

147  "  Happy  Soul,"  GrenrilU.  8's,  7's. 

•Toy fill  Hope. 

1   Know,  my  soul,  thy  full  salvation, 

Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care  ; 
Joy  to  find,  in  every  station, 

Something  still  to  do  or  bear  : 
Think  what  spirit  dwells  within  thee  ; 

Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine  : 
Think  what  Jesus  did  to  win  thee ; 

Child  of  heav'n,  canst  thou  repine  ? 


Nil-.    1    U 

•  on  from  grace  to  iil«>r\ , 
Aim".!  by  faith  and  vringVi  by  prayer; 
eternal  da)  'a  b  fore  I  bee  ; 

!  snail  guide  thee  there. 
»haU  close  thy  earthly  mission ; 

;l  paafl  thy  pilgrim  da)  1 1 
■  ihaO  ooaoge  to  glad  fruition, 
Faith  to  si-Jit,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

(i>  mi 

fl    1  S  Hirminsfhcm,  Blcerkrr-strnt.  Q   - 

l,oti;Miiy  to    br    with    (hrifft. 

l  To  Jesus  the  crown  of  my  hope, 
My  sou]  is  in  haste  to  be  _ 

»  )  hear  me,  ye  rheruhim.  Up, 

\n<l  waf)  ui"  away  to  bit  thro 

J    My  Saviour,  whom  absent  I  love, 
Whmii  not  having  Been  I  adore; 
Whose  name  is  exalted  abore 

\      _\<>Y\-,  dominion,  and  pow'r. 

,    ]  tissolve  thou  tliese  bonds  that  detain 
My  bou]  from  her  portion  in  thee; 
ike  off  this  adamant  chain, 

And  make  mt  eternally  tree. 

4    When  thai  happy  era  begins, 

When  array'd  in  thy  glories  I  shine, 
Nos  grieve  any  more  by  my  sins 
The  bosom  on  which  I  recline: 


136  MISCELLANEOUS. 

5  O  then  shall  the  veil  be  remov'd, 

And  round  me  thy  brightness  be  pour'd : 
[  shall  meet  him  whom  absent  I  lov'd, 
Whom  not  having  seen  I  ador'd. 

Cowper. 

1  4:9  Salem,  Oakham.  8's,  5?S. 

Joy  in  God. 

1  Rejoice  in  the  Lord, 
Believe  in  his  word, 

Confide  in  his  mercy  and  grace ; 

His  throne  shall  endure, 

His  promise  is  sure  ; 
Tn  him  shall  the  righteous  have  peace. 

2  Thrice  happy  are  they, 
Who  his  precepts  obey, 

Who  delight  in  the  joy  of  their  God : 

Their  joy  shall  increase, 

And  their  trials  shall  cease, 
As  they  enter  the  heavenly  abode. 

3  What  scenes  will  arise 

As  they  pass  through  the  skies ! 
What  rapture  their  bosoms  will  fill, 

As  their  harps  they  employ, 

In  the  fullness  of  joy, 
On  the  height  of  some  heavenly  hill ! 

S.  Scmss. 


mim  ri. i. \m :oi  137 

I  cTO    y^rt  ■nf>in\'h,    " Rock   of  AgM  ''    7  8t    (t   H'lC8 
4  hiisr,   flic    ISork. 

i;.M  h  of  \ ges,  clefl  far  me, 
Lei  me  hide  myself  in  thee  ; 

Lei  th*'  water  and  the  blood 

Prom  thy  wounded  side  thai  llowM. 

of  Bin  the  perfect  euro : 
Save  me,  Lord,  and  make  me  pore. 

Should  my  tears  tor  over  llow, 

Slmuld  my  seal  no  languor  know, 

Thifl  tor  sin  could  not  atone — 
Thou  must  save,  ami  thou  alone. 

y  hand  no  price  I  bring — 

Simply  t<>  thy  cross  I  cling. 

I  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 

When  my  eyelids  close  in  dentil. 
When  I  riM  to  worlds  unknown. 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne  : 

Rock  of  Atgea,  defl  for  mo, 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee.         Toplady. 

|  t>  1  (rrcnrille,  "Happy  Souls."         S  S.  V   - 

l'il^riniN. 

1  (Jknti.y,  Lord.  ( )  gently  lead  us, 

Through  this  lonely  vale  of  tears; 
ThrOUgfa  the  changes  yet  decreed  us, 

Ml  our  last  moat  change  appears. 

1  'J  * 


138  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  When  temptation's  darts  assail  us, 

When  in  devious  paths  we  stray, 
Let  thy  goodness  never  fail  us, 
Lead  us  in  thy  perfect  way. 

3  In  the  hour  of  pain  and  anguish, 

In  the  hour  when  death  draws  near, 
Suffer  not  our  hearts  to  languish, 
Suffer  not  our  souls  to  fear. 

4  And  when  mortal  life  is  ended, 

Bid  us  in  thine  arms  to  rest, 
Till,  by  angel  bands  attended, 

We  awake  among  the  blest.      s.  Songs. 

!*>^J  Repose,  Duke-street,  Uxbridge,  Luton.    L.  M. 
JPublic  Worship  on  the  Sabbath. 

1  Blest  hour,  when  mortal  man  aspires 

To  hold  communion  with  his  Lord  ; 
To  raise  to  heav'n  his  warm  desires, 
And  listen  to  the  sacred  word. 

2  Blest  hour,  when  earthly  cares  resign 

Their  empire  o'er  the  anxious  breast, 
When  all  whose  hearts  and  voices  join, 
Proclaim  the  holy  day  of  rest. 

3  Blest  hour,  when  God  himself  draws  nigh, 

Well  pleas'd  his  people's  voice  to  hear  ; 
To  list  the  penitential  sigh, 

And  wipe  away  the  mourner's  tear. 


Ml-.   1    1.1.  \M  OUS. 

1   Blest  hour;  for  where  the  Lord  resorts, 
-  of  future  bliss  are  given  : 
Ami  mortals  tin<l  his  earthly  courts, 
Tin-  bouse  ofQod,  the  gate  ofheav'n. 

fl  •%  If*  I'C.Mi 

circling  of  FricniN. 

1  Comk,  let  as  strike  our  harps  afresh 

To  great  Jehovah's  name ; 

it  be  the  accents  of  our  toi 
When  we  his  love  proclaim. 

2  "Fw;i<  l)\-  his  bidding  we  were  call'd 

In  pain  awhile  to  part  ; 
'Tis  by  Ins  care  we  meet  again, 
Ami  gladness  till-  our  heart. 

•  be  the  hand  that  has  preserved 
(  tar  feet  from  every  snare  ; 
blest  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

Which  t<>  this  hour  we  share. 

t  < )  may  the  Spirit's  quickening  power 

\v  sanctify  OUT  joy, 

And  warm  our  eea]  in  works  of  love 
Our  talents  to  employ 


140  .MISCELLANEOUS. 

5  Fast,  fast  our  minutes  fly  away, 
Soon  shall  our  wand'rings  cease  ; 
And  with  our  Father  we  shall  dwell, 
A  family  of  peace.  r. 

45 4t  PleycV s  Hymn,  Norwich.  7's. 

At  Parting. 

1  For  a  season  call'd  to  part, 

Let  us  now  ourselves  commend, 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

2  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer  ; 

Tender  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep, 
Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

3  In  thy  strength  may  we  be^strong, 

Sweeten  every  cross  and  pain, 
And  our  wasting  lives  prolong, 
Till  we  meet  on  earth  again. 

4  Then  if  thou  thy  help  afford, 

Songs  of  gladness  shall  be  reared ; 
And  our  souls  should  praise  the  Lord, 
Who  our  poor  petitions  heard. 

Newton. 


KI84  l  1. 1.  \->  BO  1  1  I 

t  ti*i  C.L.M. 

Purling  ™illi    I  ri<  ii<l*. 

1  To  thee,  when  call'd  awhile  to  part, 
ids  «»r  kindred  dear ; 
To  thee  we  raise  each  drooping  heart, 
\n  I  tell  each  rising  fear : 
thou,  G  Lord,  an  ever  nigh, 
To  hear  thy  children  when  they  ciy. 

•  Lord  m  mercy  condescends 
To  those  who  ask  his  1<»> 
a  them  his  children  and  b 
\ii-1  writes  their  names  a 
}  1  h  bending  ear,  hia  smiling  fa 
Are  present  si  the  throne  of  grace. 

I  A-  children  of  a  Father's  care, 

Thy  b  implore  ; 

A  -  friends  of  Jesus,  we  would  share 

Thy  presence  evermore  : 

mis  alone  can  cheer  the  son], 

And  rv.-rv  rising  grief  control. 

4   If  thou  art  with  us  when  We  part 

With  friends  or  kindred  dear, 
To  till  with  joy  each  drooping  heart, 

And  banish  every  fe 
1  [ow  easy  then  to  bid  adieu, 
FWJesssi  smiles,  and  heav*n  i-  true. 


142  MISCELLANEOUS. 

1*58  Watchman,  ShirUnd.  3.  M. 

Christian  Fellowship. 

1  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 

Our  hearts  in  Christian  love  ; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  our  ardent  prayers  ; 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear, 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 
But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart. 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 

And  sin  we  shall  he  free ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity.  Fawcett. 


MI8CELL  \m  :ous.  1  I:; 

fl  th  7  .  i  b . 

I>  i«*m  imiiou. 

i    Loan,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blee 

Kill  our  hearts  with  joj  unci  peace  ; 
I  id  as  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace  : 

( )  refresh  us, 
Traveling  through  this  wildern< 

!  Thanks  we  give  and  adoration, 
For  the  gospel's  joyful  Bound  ; 

!  lay  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
hi  OUT  hearts  and  lives  abound  : 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

S  ■•  whene'er  the  signal'!  gh  en, 

I  (fl  from  earth  tO  call  away  j 

Borne  on  angels1  wings  to  heaven, 

(  Rid  to  leave  our  CUmbrOUS  day  ; 

May  we  ready 

Rise  and  reign  in  endless  day.       Anon. 

ltSS  /  IV   ,>!.«»;  Chester.  CM. 

Peal  truer  nud   Hope. 
1    DBAS  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall 
The  wonders  a€  thy  grace, 

Low  at  thy  feet  asham'd  I  fall, 
And  hide  this  wretched  face. 


144  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  Oh,  while  I  breathe  to  thee,  my  Lord, 

The  penitential  sigh, 
Confirm  the  kind  forgiving  word 
With  pity  in  thine  eye. 

3  Then  shall  the  mourner  at  thy  feet 

Rejoice  to  seek  thy  face  ; 
And  grateful  own  how  kind,  how  sweet* 
Thy  condescending  grace.  Steele. 

Ic59  Retirement,  Chester,  Barby.  CM. 

IjOtc  to  Christ  Desired. 

1  Thou  lovely  source  of  true  delight, 

Whom  I  unseen  adore, 
Unveil  thy  beauties  to  my  sight. 
That  I  may  love  thee  m6re. 

2  Thy  glory  o'er  creation  shines  ; 

But  in  thy  sacred  word 
I  read  in  fairer,  brighter  lines, 
My  bleeding,  dying  Lord. 

3  'Tis  here,  whene'er  my  comforts  droop, 

And  sin  and  sorrow  rise, 
Thy  love,  with  cheerful  beams  of  hope, 
My  fainting  heart  supplies. 

4  But  ah  !  too  soon  the  pleasing  scene 

Is  clouded  o'er  with  pain ; 
My  gloomy  fears  rise  dark  between. 
And  I  again  complain. 


MI-<    I   LI,  \M.<»1   -.  1  [J] 

5  Jen  .  mj   I  ford,  my  life,  my  light, 

ime  with  blissful  ray, 
Break  radient  through  the  shades  of  night, 
And  chase  my  feara  awai . 

6  Then  shall  my  sou]  with  rupture  trace 

The  wooden  of  thy  love ; 
Bui  the  lull  glories  of  thy  bee 
Ait  only  known  above. 

1  CO  AW*  -street.  S's. 

A  MamimmmmfH  i>«utli. 

1  Wafer  oot  for  the  sainl  that  ascends 

To  partake  of  the  joys  of  the  sky ; 
Weep  not  for  the  seraph  that  bends, 
With  the  worshiping  chorus  on  high. 

2  Weep  not  for  the  Bpirit  now  crown'd 

With  the  garland  to  martyrdom  giv'a, 
( I  weep  not  tor  him,  In-  has  found 
His  reward  and  his  refuge  in  heav'n. 

3  But  weep  for  their  sorrows  who  stand 

And  lament  o'er  the  <\<>;n]  by  In-  grave! 
Who  Bigh  when  they  muse  on  the  land 
Of  their  home,  far  away  o'er  the  ware — 

4  And  weep  for  the  nations  that  dwell 

Where  the  light  of  the  truth  never 
shone : 
Where  anthems  of  peace  never  swell, 
And  the  love  of  the  Lamb  is  unknown. 
13  Anon. 


146  MISCELLANEOUS. 

1.  O  H  Dunchurch,  Retirement.  C.  M. 

Anticipations  of  Heaven. 

1  While  here  I  sit 
At  Jesus's  feet, 

Amid  the  vale  of  tears  : 

I'll  trust  his  grace, 

And  sing  his  praise, 
Nor  yield  to  doubts  and  fears. 

2  And  can  it  be 
That  I  shall  see 

My  Saviour  face  to  face  ? 

For  ever  prove 

His  boundless  love, 
And  endless  anthems  raise  ? 

3  The  thought  shall  still 
My  musings  fill, 

By  cares  and  sorrows  prest ; 

The  blessed  hope 

Shall  lift  me  up — 
The  hope  of  endless  rest. 

4  When  God  appears 
To  wipe  the  tears 

From  every  pilgrim's  eye, 

What  tongue  can  tell 

The  joys  they'll  feel 
Throughout  eternity !  s.  Songs. 


; 


mi-<  ILLAltXOttl.  U 

1  <}*i  ( I  M 

liOohinu   for   llrnvrn. 

1  I!  \  rth'a  shadowy  years  will  soon  be  o*er 

I  [eav'n's  blissful  mora  arise  j 
And  sorrow's  night  will  then  do  more 
( )Yr<  bud  these  weeping  i 

2  Then  will  die  Liord  of  life  and  love 

(JnTeil  his  beaming  face  ; 

Ami  n»*wr  frOB  my  siuht  remove 
The  bright  celeatla]  ray>. 

;  Thru  will  this  fro  ward,  sinful  heart, 
No  more  offend  my  God, 
Nor  ever  from  that  low  depart 

Which  tills  the  high  abode. 

4  Thru  ererlastuig  peace,  and  joy, 
And  branaporl  shall  be  mine : 
Praise  shall  my  utmost  powers  employ, 
In  melody  divine. 

1  iili  rifyrVs  Hymn,  German  Air. 

Public  Worship  on  the  Sabbath. 

1   Soft  and  holy  is  the  place 

Where    the    light    that    beams   from 
hoav'n, 
Shows  the  Saviour's  smiling  face, 
With  the  joy  of  sin  forgiv'n. 


148  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  There  with  one  accord  we  meet, 

All  the  words  of  life  to  hear, 
Bending  low  at  Jesus's  feet, 
Worshiping  with  godly  fear. 

3  Let  the  world  and  all  its  cares, 

Now  retire  from  every  breast ; 
Let  the  tempter  and  his  snares, 
Cease  to  hinder  or  molest. 

4  Precious  Sabbath  of  the  Lord, 

Fairest  type  of  heav'n  above, 
Purest  joy  thy  scenes  afford 

To  the  heart  that's  tun'd  to  love. 

S.  Songs. 

164-  Quito,  Repose,  Luton.  L.  M„ 

1  My  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord ! 
I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word ; 

But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  deference  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Thy  love  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witness'd  the  fervor  of  thy  prayer ; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  victory  too. 


warn  i  i.i. \m ous.  I  i 

thou  inv  pattern :  mike  me  be 

More  of  thy  uracious  image  h«'r«-  ; 
Then  ( Jod,  the  .1  u<li:«*,  shall  own  my  namo 

Among  tho  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

Wnttfl. 

1  {>♦"*  Solitude,  Birmingham. 

fjookiiig  to  CliriMt. 

1    Dear  Saviour  attend  to  my  prayer, 

Thai  seeks  tor  relief  in  a  sigh; 
Fain  would  I  deposit  my  care, 

(  hi  --the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  [." 
My  fears  and  my  sorrows  abound  ; 

The  storm  of  affliction  runs  high; 
And  safety  alone  can  he  found 

In  M  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I.11 

1    .My  foes  have  encircled  my  way; 
Unable  to  stand  or  to  fly, 

I  look  with  distress  and  dismay 

To  "the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I.' 

My  sins  and  transgressions  appear, 
And  tell  me  that  vengeance  is  nii:h 

O  hide  me  from  all  that  I  fear, 

In  '"the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I.' 

3  Perplex'd,  overwhelm'd,  and  oppre- 
I  Karoely  can  utter  a  cry  ; 
Dear  Saviour !  come,  lead  me  to  rest 
On  M  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I," 
13* 


150  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Then  I'll  smile  in  the  midst  of  my  woes, 
And  cast  a  fond  look  to  the  sky, 

And  shout  with  my  foot  on  my  foes, 
To  "  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I.'' 

u. 

166  Dundee.  Windsor.  CM. 

A   Ijook   from   the   Cross. 

1  I  saw  One  hanging  on  a  tree, 

In  agony  and  blood, 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  the  cross  I  stood. 

2  Sure,  never  to  my  latest  breath 

Can  I  forget  that  look  ; 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 
Though  not  a  word  he  spoke. 

3  Alas,  I  knew  not  what  I  did, 

But  all  my  tears  were  vain ; 
Where  could  my  trembling  soul  be  hid, 
For  I  the  Lord  had  slain  ? 

4  A  second  look  he  gave,  which  said, 

1  freely  all  forgive  ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid : 
I  die,  that  thou  may'st  live. 

5  "Thus  while  my  death  thy  sin  displays 

In  all  its  blackest  hue, 
Such  is  the  mystery  of  grace, 

It  seals  thy  pardon  too  !"  Newton. 


DOZOLOG  IKS,  161 


DOXOLOCIKS. 


L  M.— No.  1. 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 

And  God  ilif  Spirit,  three  in  <>m'. 
Ho  honor,  praise,  and  glory  gir'n, 

By  all  OH  earth,  and  all  in  hrav'n. 

L  It-    x 
Pb  uas  ( tod,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow 

him,  all  creatures  here  below : 
Praise  him  shore,  ye  heav'nly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  (ihost. 

C.  at 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
Your  grateful  voices  raise  ; 

And  God  the  Spirit,  three  in  one. 
Ascribe  immortal  praise. 


152  D0X0L0GIES. 

CM. Double. 

The  God  of  mercy  be  ador'd, 

Who  calls  our  souls  from  death, 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  word, 

And  new-creating  breath : 
To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit  all  divine  ; 
The  One  in  Three  and  Three  in  One, 

Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

S.M. 

Ye  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 

Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

7's, 

To  the  Father,  to  the  Son, 
To  the  Spirit,  three  in  one, 
Let  the  highest  praise  be  giv'n 
By  the  sons  of  earth  and  heav'n. 

H.M. 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 
Your  highest  honors  raise  ; 

Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise  : 


froxoLoencs.  153 

With  all  our  powers, 

Eternal  8 

Thy  Dame  we  sing, 
WhBe  faith  ad< 

3a  fend  7b, 

May  the  grace  of  Christ  OUT  Saviour, 

Ami  the  Father's  boundless  lore, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 

Rest  upon  m  from  above  : 
Thus  may  wo  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord; 
Ami  poosooe,  in  sweet  communion, 

Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 

B#«i  TV.  and  4's. 

Great  Jehovah,  we  adore  thee, 

God  the  Father.  God  the  Son, 
God  tlif  Spirit,  join'd  in  dory, 

On  the  same  eternal  throne: 

Endless  praises 
To  Jehovah,  three  in  one. 

V*  and  B's. 

To  Father,  Sun,  and  Spirit, 
Eternal  praise  be  gnrn, 

By  all  that  earth  inherit. 

Ami  all  mat  dwell  in  lieav'n  : 


154  DOXOLOGIES. 

Thou  triune  God !  before  thee 
Our  inmost  souls  adore  : 

Who  art  and  hast  been  worthy. 
And  shalt  be  evermore. 


APPENDIX. 


MATERNAL  ASSOCIATIONS 

M  kTERH  \i.  associations  are  designe 
mutual  instruction  and  consultation,  in  con- 
nection with  united  prayer.  Subjects  for  dis- 
m  relate  chiefly  to  the  physical,  men- 
tal, moral,  and  religious  training  of  children. 
Some  one  individual  is  usually  prepared  at 
each  meeting  to  give  method  and  tone  to 
the  conversation,  which  might  otherwise 
become  desultory.  The  faults  of  children 
who   are   known  to  die   members  are    not 

made  the  subjects  of  remark  ;  but  cases  of 

difficulty  are  so  presented  a^   to  avoid  indi- 
vidual   exposure.       Associations    conducted 

on  these  principles  art'  found  to  be  greatly 
beneficial. 


156  APPENDIX. 

The  constitution  which  has  been  exten- 
sively adopted  in  the  city  of  New  York,  is 
as  follows : 

CONSTITUTION. 

OF  A 

MATERNAL  ASSOCIATION. 

Impressed  with  a  sense  of  our  entire 
dependence  upon  the  Holy  Spirit  to  aid  us 
in  training  up  our  children  in  the  way  they 
should  go,  and  hoping  to  obtain  the  blessing 
of  such  as  fear  the  Lord  and  speak  often 
to  one  another,  We,  the  subscribers,  do 
unitedly  pledge  ourselves  to  meet,  at  stated 
seasons,  for  prayer  and  mutual  counsel  in 
reference  to  our  maternal  duties  and  re- 
sponsibilities. With  a  view  to  this  object 
we  adopt  the  following  constitution  : 

I.  This  society  shall  be  called  the  Ma- 
ternal Association  of  .  Any 
mother  in  the  church  may  become  a  mem- 
ber of  this  Association  by  subscribing  this 
constitution. 

II.  The  officers  of  the  Association  shall 


4mWNl<  1  "»^* 

be  a  Directress  and  Secretary,  who  shall 

be  appointed  annu;dl\ . 

III.  It  -hull  he  the  duty  of  the  Directress 

to  take  a  general  supervision  of  the  ooDcenii 
of  the  Association.  At  each  meeting  she 
may  appoint  BOme    one    present    to  conduct 

the  saooeeding meeting.    The  person  thus 

designated  will  he  expected  Jo  make  seloc- 
tions  for  reading,  and  to  introduce  smdi 
topics  i^i'  conversation  as  shall  beet  exem- 
plify the  duties  of  the  Christian  mother. 

IV.  It  shnll  he  the  duty  of  the  Secretary 
_i-ter  the  names  of  the    momlx  r 

of  their  children,  and  to  supply  each  of  the 
mothers  with  a  list  of  the  simr.  together 
with  a  copy  of  the  constitution.      She  shall 

likewise  keep  a  record  of  the  proceedings 

of  each  meeting,  and.  as  tar  as  may  ho  con- 
venient, of  the  topic  discussed,  and  of  the 
remarks  elicited  hy  it.  This  record  shall 
he  read  at  the  commencement  of  the  next 
subsequent  meeting* 

V.  This   Association   shall  meet  on   the 

(as  often  as 
14 


158  APPENDIX. 

once  a  fortnight,  or  at  least  once  a  month), 
at  the  .     The  time  ap- 

propriated for  each  meeting  shall  not  ex- 
ceed one  hour  and  a  half,  and  shall  be  ex- 
clusively devoted  to  the  object  of  the  Asso- 
ciation. Each  meeting  shall  be  opened  by 
prayer  and  reading  a  portion  of  Scripture, 
which  may  be  followed  by  reading  such 
other  matter  as  relates  to  the  interests  of 
the  Association,  or  by  conversation  tending 
to  promote  maternal  faithfulness  and  piety. 
These  exercises  may  be  interspersed  with 
singing  the  songs  of  Zion,  and  with  hum- 
ble and  importunate  prayer  that  God  would 
glorify  himself  in  the  early  conversion  of 
the  children  of  the  Association — that  they 
may  become  eminently  useful  in  the  church 
of  Christ. 

VI.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  mem- 
ber to  qualify  herself,  by  daily  reading, 
prayer,  and  self-discipline,  to  discharge 
faithfully  the  arduous  duties  of  a  Christian 
mother;  and  she  shall  be  invited  to  give 
with  freedom  such  hints  upon  the  various 


1FF1  M'!\. 

•   before  the  Association  as 
ition  and  experience  may 

VTT.  Each  membei  shall  consider  her- 
self obligated  by  her  covenant  engagements 
her  children  daily,  and  with  them 
as  often  as  clrcnnfstances  may  permit,  and 
rit "n>u.-l\-  to  restrain  them  from  such 

-  would   naturally  lead   to  vanity, 
and  worldly-mmdedness  ;  and  shall 
ler  herself  as  renewing  this  covenant 
a  of  the  Association. 
V 1 1  [.  <  mce  in  three  months,  viz.,  on  the 
We  liif. -day  of  , 

the  members  ahaD  be  allowed  to  bring  to 
the  place  of  meeting  such  of  their  children 
iy  lie  under  tli  fifteen,  and 

they  shall  be  considered  members  of  the 
ition.     Th  these  quar- 

terly meetings  shall  be  such  as  shall  seem 
esJcnlated  to  instruct  the  minds  and 
interest  the   feelings  of  the  children  who 
may  he  present* 

IX.   When  any  mother  is  removed  by 


160  APPENDIX. 


death,  it  shall  be  the  special  duty  of  the 
Association  to  regard  with  peculiar  interest 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  her  children,  and 
to  evince  this  interest  by  a  continued  re- 
membrance of  them  in  their  prayers,  and 
by  such  tokens  of  sympathy  and  kindness 
as  their  circumstances  may  require. 

X.  Any  article  of  this  constitution  may 
be  amended  by  a  majority  of  the  member* 
present  at  any  annual  meeting. 


QUESTIONS 


ON    THK    PHYSICAL,    MKNTAL,    MORAL,    AND 
KMUilOUS    TRAINING    OF    CHILDREN. 


The  following  Questions  will  supply  interesting  and 

profitable  topics  of  discussion  lor  Maternal  Meetings. 

1.  Does  not  the  establishment  of  pound  and   perfect 

In  children  depend  greatly  on  the  regulation  of 

their  food,  clothing,  sleep,  exercise,  t  xposures,  amuse 

ment-    • 

n  the  unrestrained  Indulgence  of   appetite  in 
children  fail  to  lay  the  foundation  of  future  disease? 

-  not  the  early  disease  of  children  often  occa- 
sioned by  improper  diet  T 

4.  T.y  what  rules  should  children  be  managed  with 

1  to  the  quality  and  quantity  of  food? 

5.  In  what  respects  may  the  guinenti  of  children  be 

iffect  their  health,  or  improve  or  impair 
their  physical  constitution  ? 

(i.  How  should  the  hours  of  sleep  be  regulated  ? 

7.  Is  early  rising  conducive  to  health  ? 

8.  How  far  is  regular  exercise  conducive  to  health! 

9.  What  are  some  of  the  best  methodi  of  exercise 


162  QUESTIONS. 

for  children  of  either  sex,  in  infancy  and  juvenile 
years  ? 

10.  Is  it  well  to  habituate  children  to  exposures,  in  a 
severe  atmosphere,  or  to  severe  labor  or  fatigue  ? 

11.  Is  habitual  cheerfulness  in  children  conducive  to 
health  ? 

12.  How  shall  such  habits  be  induced  ? 

13.  Will  strong  bodily  and  mental  excitement  prove 
injurious  to  health  ? 

14.  How  far  should  severe  habits  of  study  be  pro- 
moted ? 

15.  Should  not  these  have  reference  to  differences 
in  the  physical  constitution  ? 

16.  Will  not  the  ultimate  strength  or  power  of  the 
body  and  mind  depend  greatly  on  the  modes  of  early 
training  ? 

II.     MENTAL   TRAINING. 

17.  Should  children  be  early  taught  to  think  and  rea- 
son for  themselves  ? 

18.  By  what  methods  can  they  be  thus  instructed  ? 

19.  Should  blind  adherence  to  parental  decision  be 
generally  insisted  upon  ? 

20.  Are  there  not  some  subjects  which  require  such 
adherence,  till  the  mind  is  somewhat  developed  ? 

21.  Is  it  not  important,  then,  that  a  child's  reasoning 
powers  fchould  be  rightly  trained  ? 

22.  How  can  a  child  be  trained  to  independence  of 
thought,  without  lesseniug  his  docility? 

23.  How  can  a  feeble  memory  be  improved  and 
strengthened  ? 


^ri  163 

~ I-  How  can   absence  ol  mind,  or  heedlessness,  be 

i:.  it   | 

How  can  the  mi rt_:i 1 1 Mt : t »n  be  t r ; i . : . 
P&   What  0OQIW  should  be  pursued  witli  one  who 
has  too  inueli  or  too  little  susceptibility  | 

•J7.  What  measures  are  required  lor  the  promotion 
of  mental  refinement  I 

How  tar  is  refinement  in  manners  conducive  to 

■d  I 

|ft  li  not  -nat  ran'  required  in  the  selection  of 
books,  with  respect  to  mental  culture? 

30.  Should  those  books  generally  be  preferred  which 
are  level  with  the  loictst  capacity  of  children  | 

!U.  Will  not  books  whieh  are  much  above  a  child's 
capacity,  have  a  tendency  to  discourage  mental  effort? 

32.  la  it  important  that  school  instruction  and  disci- 
pline should  be  of  the  best  kind  ! 

33.  Should  children's  attention  be  directed  to  many 
studies  in  the  same  given  term  of  instruction  ? 

34.  Is  not  the  opposite  extreme  also  to  be  avoided  ? 

I  annot  mental  industry  be  more  successfully 
induced  by  examples  and  encouragement,  than  by  se- 
vere authority  t 

36.  Cannot  much  be  done  in  this  way  by  parental 
conversation  ? 

37.  How  far  can  a  teacher  be  aided  by  parental  co- 
operation I 

A  here  a  love  of  study  does  not  exist,  can  it  bo 
easily  superinduced  ? 

A  ill  threats  and  punishments  produce  the  do- 
sired  result  ? 


164  QUESTIONS. 

40.  Will  promises  and  occasional  presents  euffice  ? 

41.  Will  not  time  and  patience  and  affectionate  assi- 
duity in  the  parent  be  likely  to  succeed  ? 

42.  Are  not  occasional  amusements  and  diversions 
essential  toward  securing  sound  improvement  ? 

43.  How  should  the  hours  of  a  day  be  divided  be- 
tween study  and  recreation  ? 

44.  May  not  the  recreations  of  a  child  be  often  made 
a  direct  source  of  mental  improvement? 

45.  How  far  may  manual  labor  be  made  to  answer 
the  purposes  of  recreation  ? 

46.  Is  not  great  care  in  training  necessary  to  secure 
the  right  balance  of  the  mind  ? 

47.  Should  every  mind  receive  precisely  the  same 
kind  of  training ;  or  should  the  process  be  modified  by 
the  different  kinds  and  degrees  of  talent  which  are  dis- 
coverable ? 

48.  Should  the  imagination  be  cultivated,  to  the  neg- 
lect of  more  substantial  attainments — or  the  memory 
be  made  to  supply  the  place  of  soundness  in  judgment  ? 

49.  Are  not  such  mistakes  of  very  frequent  occur- 
rence at  the  present  day  ? 

50.  How  shall  we  best  provide  against  them,  or  rem* 
edy  them  when  they  have  been  committed? 

III.      MORAL    TRAINING-. 

51.  Is  good  government  essential  to  the  moral  train- 
ing of  children  ? 

52.  Is  the  faculty  of  governing  to  be  acquired  by 
study,  experience,  and  observation  ;  or  is  it  such  s 
natural  gift  as  to  demand  little  thought  or  effort  ? 


53.  Is   s.-ll-dificiplir  ry   one  who 
Would  forum 

54.  It   any  B  bUl   lor  DCt   acquiri: 

i   uniionnity  of  pur- 

56.  Is  constant  rfgfiance  requii 

.<.  -Hi  lore,  or  of  item  niufltj,  be 
made  the  ruliu 

1  for  extreme 

Should  ehfldren  be  gradually  trained  into  habita 
r;trol  ? 

re  tome  of  the  proceseee  of  this  training  j 
.i.d  cheerful  obedience  bo 
ited  ? 

8fc    By  wind  n  thud-!  ? 

What  ar»-  some  of  the  disadvantages  of  imper- 
ii unwilling  o 

re  Mine  of  the  advantage!  which  arise 

from  p 

a  be  made  to  feel  the  necessity  of 
parental  restrictions  "' 

Bow  shall  obedience  be  secured  during  a  pa- 
rent's abflrrx 

-  :.uuld  the  reason  and  conscience  of  a  child  ever 
be  viol;.' 

68.  What  are  some  of  the  effects  of  parental  exam- 
ple upon  ehfldren  ' 

09.  May  not  the  vices  of  deceit,  pride,  selfishness, 
covetousness,  theft,  etc.,  be  often  inadvertently  encour* 


166  QUESTIONS. 

aged  and  promoted  by  us  while  we  are  laboring  to  re 
press  them  ? 

70.  Is  it  ever  safe  to  deceive  our  children,  even  with 
a  view  to  their  good— as  in  the  endurance  of  pain,  or 
the  taking  of  medicine  ? 

71.  Should  our  promises  or  threatenings  be  ever  vio- 
lated? 

72.  How  shall  children  be  taught  self-respect  in  con- 
nection with  humble  docility  and  meekness  ? 

73.  Should  we  ever  thoughtlessly  take  from  our 
children,  and  apply  to  our  own  use,  things  which  they 
have  been  allowed  to  call  their  own  ? 

74.  How  shall  the  love  of  truthfulness  be  promoted  ? 

75.  How  can  peevishness  in  our  children  be  over- 
come ? 

76.  How  can  pride  and  selfishness  be  repressed  ? 

77.  How  can  habita  of  kindness  and  benevolence  be 
induced? 

78.  How  can  moral  courage,  firmness,  and  stability 
be  established  ? 

79.  What  is  the  moral  or  immoral  tendency  of  cer- 
tain amusements  which  are  prevalent  in  society  ? 

80.  Is  it  ever  safe  for  children  to  have  immoral  asso- 
ciates ? 

81.  Is  it  right  to  seclude  our  children  from  society? 

82.  What  should  be  the  character  and  proportion  of 
miscellaneous  reading  ? 

83.  Should  works  of  taste  be  extensively  read? 

84.  Should  reading  be  allowed  as  a  mere  amusement  ? 

85.  Should  not  the  social  and  moral  virtues  be  based 
upon  Christian  principle  ? 


QUUTlOirS.  167 

Bbonld  children  erer  be  subject*  .1  to  temptation 
tor  the  pwpooe  afleonfaf  how  la  i 

>ul  I   wo   Book   to   fortify   them   against 
\  h;.  h  met  them  in  tho  path  of  duty  ? 

H    Hon  -    ifl  irv  betl  leoura  our  children 

b   future  temptationi,  as  ITS  inei 
dent  to  an  active  lite  ? 

-  I    w  . .'.     ••>  (blag  short  of  religious  considerations 
sutlice  for  such  a  purpose  | 

BhooM   not   homo   by  every  proper  moans    ho 
rendered  attractive  to  children,  as  a  place  of  the  high- 
ment  ? 
I    m  this  ho  dono  where  government  i9  admin- 
istered with  undue  severity  or  with  timid  inefficiency  ? 
-  not  habitual  cheerfulness  in  a  parent  conducive 
ippiness  of  children  ? 

r,  and  hy  what  process,  should  childish 

.ned  ? 

Hon  shall  the  vice  of  evil  speaking  he  prevented  ? 

-ions,  tor  what  purposes,  and  in 

what  spirit  should  wo  speak  of  the  faults  of  others  in 

the  presence  of  our  childi 

frhooM  not  all  our  representations  of  vice  be 
a  lapted  to  render  it  odious  in  the  view  of  our  children? 
r.  and  in  what  way,  should  we  apprise 
our  children  of  the  fascinations  of  vice  ? 

N     Bb    .   1  VI  I  v<  r  speak  lightly  of  immoralities  in 
.:  ini;  of  our  children,  even  in  the  recital  of  hu- 
morous incidents  ? 

IV.    RELIGIOUS   TRAINING, 

99.  Should  not  parents  cultivate  a  deep  sense  of  re- 


168  QUESTIONS. 

ligious  responsibility  in  reference  to  all  their  relations 
in  life  ? 

100.  Does  not  the  mother  possess  peculiar  facilities 
for  the  religious  training  of  her  young  children  ? 

101.  Is  prayer  with  and  for  our  children,  indispens- 
able to  religious  training? 

102.  Should  we  endeavor  to  plead  covenant  bless- 
ings on  the  behalf  of  our  children  ? 

103.  With  what  views  and  feelings  should  our  chil- 
dren be  dedicated  to  God  in  baptism  ? 

104.  What  are  the  terms  of  the  covenant;  and  how 
much  is  implied  by  them  ? 

105.  Is  the  covenant  adapted  to  a  state  of  sinless  per- 
fection, never  attainable  in  this  life  ;  or  is  it  adapted  to 
the  case  of  those  who,  conscious  of  many  imperfec- 
tions, are  earnestly  striving  after  higher  attainments  in 
holiness  ? 

106.  What  advice  and  encouragement,  in  reference 
to  this  covenant,  can  be  given  to  parents  who  are  deeply 
lamenting  their  past  neglect  of  duty  in  relation  to  it  ? 

107.  What  encouragement  can  be  derived  from 
Scripture  examples,  in  training  our  children  for  God  ? 

108.  Is  good  family  government  essential  to  religious 
training? 

109.  Is  the  example  of  sound,  consistent  piety  in  a 
parent,  essential  to  success  ? 

110.  Is  the  rule  found  in  Deuteronomy  vi.  6,  7,  8,  9,  a 
safe  one  for  the  adoption  of  Christian  parents  ? 

111.  May  nut  the  multitude  of  failures  in  religious 
training  be  attributed  in  some  measure  to  the  neglect 
of  this  rule  ? 


QUKSTION3.  1G9 

11J.  Should  we  not  labor  and  pray  for  the  early  con- 
version of  our  children  ' 

US.  should  we  study  In  our  teachings  to  adapt  our- 

Helve*  to  tin-  infantile  and  juvenile  mind  ;  or  should  wo 
.  itON  the  tneinory  with  truths  for  the  advantage 
Of  riper  J 

114.  Are  we  not  liable  to  err  by  teaching  too  many 

Btal    t  lime  .' 
11").  Should   not   our  earliest   teachings   bo   chiefly 
i!,  and  be  confined  to  the  most  essential  truths 
aud  duties  ? 

lid.  How  shall  we  best  inculcate  a  suitable  venera 

r  the  Uible? 
117    How  shall  children  be  made  to  feel  the  differ- 
worship,  and  the  mere  recital  ol 
um)  hymns  ? 

-houM  children  be  taught  to  indite  their  own  pe- 
in  prayer,  as  in  •  of  an  all-seeing  God  ? 

ll'J.   How  can  this  be  id 

pray  iniz  habits  in  our 
:.>rding  them  assistance  in  their  in- 
cipient « -xerciaes  ? 

lv>l.  Should  we  not  seek  to  prevent  formality  in  their 
hymns  of  praise  ? 

t  all  young  children  be  easily  taught  to 

:  able  that  family  praise  should  ac- 
company family  pi 

li!4.  Is  not  devotional  singing  one  important  branch 
of  religious  education  ? 

8 


170  QUESTIONS. 

125.  Is  it  right  for  our  daughters  to  spend  years  in 
the  cultivation  of  parlor  music,  without  acquiring  a 
knowledge  of  religious  song  ? 

126.  Should  not  the  exercise  of  praise  be  made 
equally  solemn  with  that  of  prayer  ? 

127.  What  methods  are  best  adapted  to  lead  a  child 
to  view  itself  as  a  lost  sinner  ? 

128.  How  shall  we  best  inculcate  hatred  of  sin  and 
conviction  of  helplessness  ? 

129.  By  what  methods  of  instruction  should  we  seek 
to  lead  our  children  to  embrace  the  Saviour? 

130.  Should  we  pray  and  labor  to  this  end  with 
believing  expectation  ? 

131.  How  can  the  nature  and  importance  of  true  re- 
pentance be  illustrated  ? 

132.  How  can  the  nature  and  importance  of  faith  be 
suitably  impressed  upon  the  minds  of  our  children  7 

133.  How  far,  in  case  of  apparent  conversion,  should 
we  encourage  the  hope  of  pardon  and  acceptance  ? 

134.  By  what  methods  shall  we  seek  to  promote  the 
love  of  God  and  the  graces  of  the  Spirit  in  our  chil- 
dren ? 

135.  Can  we  rationally  expect  success  in  such  en- 
deavors, unless  we  ourselves  are  spiritual  ? 

136.  How  should  the  conviction  of  entire  dependence 
on  God  affect  us  in  our  labors  ? 

137.  Should  it  serve  to  quicken  and  encourage  ex- 
ertion :  or  should  it  lead  us  to  relax  our  energies  ? 

133.  Is  there  any  thing  in  the  inscrutable,  holy  sov- 
ereignty of  God  which  can  excuse  inactivity  or  indif- 
ference in  this  work  ? 


J 


QUESTIONS.  171 

].'19.  How  should  our  children  he  treated  ffubic- 
quently  to  lh.  ir  com    : 

no.  Can  parental  rlfHanoe  be  safely  relaxed  in  ref- 

t^r-'TK*''  to  converted  children? 

ill.  Will  not  juvenile  piety  be  constantly  liable  to 
eu?!.-r  horn  the  tmbecUHtei  of  childhood  .' 

1  13.  Should  not  this  fad  bo  borne  in  mind  while  wo 
.  Idenee  of  a  sound  conversion  I 

1  i;.  While  we  entertain  the  hopo  that  our  children 
rted.  should  we  still  treat  them  as  if  we  im- 
agined them  in  a  BtatS  of  impenitence  ? 

111.  Would  not  this  have  a  tendency  to  train  them 
up  to  a  sickly  growth  of  piety  | 

11").  On  the  other  hand,  is  there  not  danger  of  en- 
couraging our  children  to  hope  prematurely  ! 

1  lo.  Should  we  not  seek,  in  all  our  teachings,  to  fol- 
low the  leadings  of  the  Spirit  in  his  dealings  with  the 
children  } 

147.  Can  we  assiim  any  particular  a?e  as  most  suit- 
able for  ottering  our  converted  children  t(.  the  church  ' 

11-.  Should  we  not  desire  to  train  our  children  to  be 
useful  in  the  service  of  Christ ! 

14!>.  How  shall  we  best  induce  right  views  as  to  the 
nt  movements  of  the  ;<_;r  ' 

L50.  How  shall  we  best  encourage  habits  of  self-denial  ? 

1.">1.  How  shall  the  influence  of  worldliness  be  coun- 
teracted ' 

198.  Are  lot  gap  amusements,  a  love  of  light  reading, 
and  a  fondness  for  mixed  society,  inconsistent  with  the 
increase  of  spiritual  life  in  the  soul  ? 

153.  Should    we    not   earnestly    seek    ta    promote 


172  QUESTIONS. 

growth  in  grace  when  our  children  have  commenced 
the  divine  life  ? 

154.  What  are  the  best  methods  of  accomplishing 
this  object  in  juvenile  and  in  mature  age  I 


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